Kim Jong-un Oversees Test Of U.S. Global Hawk-like Drone
Pecohub North Korea on the 19th publicly revealed footage of Kim Jong-un observing a performance test of an unmanned aerial vehicle resembling the U.S. Global Hawk reconnaissance drone.
The Korean Central News Agency reported on the 19th that “North Korean leader Kim Jong-un guided a performance test on the 18th of unmanned armed equipment being developed and produced by research institutes and enterprises under the Unmanned Aviation Technology Alliance.”
The news agency conveyed that Kim Jong-un “specifically grasped, understood the performance and combat applicability of various unmanned armed equipment, including strategic and tactical unmanned reconnaissance drones and multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles.”
The news agency stated, “The test conducted that day clearly demonstrated the military-strategic value and innovative performance of the unmanned strategic reconnaissance drone, as well as the excellent combat effectiveness of the Geumseong-series tactical unmanned attack drones,” and conveyed that Kim Jong-un was highly satisfied with the test results.
Kim Jong-un stated, “The reality that unmanned equipment is expanding in scope and emerging as a primary military asset in modern warfare raises the need to prioritize the advancement of core technologies in this field and the enhancement of AI and operational capabilities of unmanned armed equipment systems as the most urgent and major tasks in our military modernization efforts.”
Kim Jong-un also emphasized, “Focus primary efforts on rapidly advancing the newly introduced artificial intelligence technology.”
The news agency further reported that Kim Jong-un approved and ratified an important plan document reflecting organizational and institutional measures to further expand and strengthen the technical potential of the Unmanned Aviation Technology Alliance.
