North Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the start of "mass production" of ground and naval attack drones.

Here's What We Know

The DPRK first unveiled its attack drones in August this year, and experts say this may be due to deepening relations with Russia.

As a reminder, Pyongyang ratified a defence pact with Moscow and later sent several thousand of its troops to Russia to support its occupation war against Ukraine.

According to reports, on Thursday, Kim Jong-un inspected the testing of UAVs designed to hit both land and sea targets produced by the North Korean defence industry.

"He stressed the need to establish a serial production system as soon as possible and move to full-scale mass production," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

According to KCNA, Thursday's tests showed that the drones "accurately" hit targets after flying along pre-determined routes.

"The suicide drones, which will be used at different strike ranges, are to carry out a mission to accurately attack any enemy targets on land and sea," the agency said.

The Korean dictator said the drones should be "easy to use" because of their relatively low production costs and wide range of applications.

Source: The Defence Post