North Korea’s Kim oversees drone test, orders AI development

This photo, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 19, 2025, shows the North’s leader Kim Jong-un overseeing a performance test of tactical attack drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a performance test of tactical attack drones, stressing the need to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technology to them and advance their operational capabilities, state media reported Friday.

Kim inspected the test of unmanned weapons developed and produced by an institute and enterprise under the Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Complex on Thursday, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

The leader reviewed the performance and combat applicability of strategic and tactical reconnaissance drones, as well as multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicles.

These photos, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on Sept. 19, 2025, show the North holding a performance test of tactical attack drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles the previous day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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