Analysts say the low-cost weapons are attractive to Mr. Kim, who is intent on modernizing North Korea’s military.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched test flights of what his country's state media called "suicide drones" in images released by state media.

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of attack drones, state media reported on Friday (Nov 15), as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, calling their development an “essential requirement,” after overseeing a test of the deadly aerial weapon,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the mass production of attack drones after Pyongyang accused Seoul of flying unmanned aerial vehicles in the airspace over its capital in what it called a “war provocation.

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon, saying the introduction of such drones around the world requires an urgent update of military theory,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of attack drones, state media reported on Friday, as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.