North Korea's communist regime claimed on Thursday that its dictator Kim Jong-un had primarily sided with testing a new model of AI-equipped suicide drones.
North Korea debuted its first suspected suicide drone fleet in August. In other words, if the claim is accurate, it means that the development of advanced weapon models has been significantly accelerated. Suicide drone, orFlexible bullet“They are bombs that are effectively flying bombs that can be remotely directed to collide with targets of user choice. They are not much more likely to be in charge of unmanned aircraft (UAVs) used by the US and other great powers, or other great powers that can be used by other great powers that can drop explosives and withstand generously, but are not incompatible with one another rather than providing temporary produce. Today, the most notable Russian invasion of Ukraine.
North Korea is considered an active participant in Russian invasion despite its refusal to confirm that the regime deployed troops there. Ukrainian and South Korean officials estimate that as many as 12,000 North Korean troops are fighting for Russia at the Ukrainian War Theatre. Ukraine tried to prove its claim by releasing a video of North Korean soldiers captured in January.
National South Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) – Flagship Source of Legal News for North Korean Citizens – It has been reported On Thursday, Kim personally “led the defense science research activities of the unmanned aviation technology complex and the Detective Electronic Warfare Research Group.”
“Respected comrade Kim Jong Nation has learned about different types of reconnaissance and suicide attack drones,” KCNA said, “informing that it was newly developed and produced by labs and companies, and overseeing performance tests.”
The drone fleet, which Kim said to have made a “critical assessment” of the artificial intelligence that it features, did not explain what artificial intelligence was intended to promote, but the outlet argued. KCNA said it emphasizes the importance of AI in North Korea's military development, possibly to protect it from South Korea or the US attacks. North Korea had been in technical state of war against both countries since 1950, but the period of active hostility in the South Korean War ended in 1953.
“The field of unmanned equipment and artificial intelligence should be the highest advantage in modernizing the military and developed. [Kim] “It emphasized that it is important to properly shape the state's long-term plan to promote the rapid development of work for intelligent drones,” KCNA shared.
Kim argued that the introduction of AI is part of the current “modern war trends” and is impossible to ignore in the development of poor countries.
In addition to the alleged suicide drone equipped with AI, Kim oversaw the test of a new reconnaissance drone intended for intelligence gathering operations. The weapon in question was designed to spy on enemy forces' movements, naval operations, and “electronic jamming and attack systems.”
Kim enjoyed “big satisfaction” on the test, KCNA concluded.
North Korea first claimed in August that it owned a suicide drone produced domestically. Kim said it was “needed” for the country to develop them, perhaps for North Korea's use, but many reports over the past year suggest that North Korea is seeking to become a key arms market for Russia. International observers pointed to the close timing between the North Korean suicide drone debut and the visit to Pyongyang in June 2024 to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.
North Korea welcomed a Russian delegation to the capital last week, led by a former defense minister and a close friend of the government by Sergey Shog. Shoigu is currently the secretary of the Russian Security Council.
“I would like to express my gratitude to my friends in South Korea for solidarity with Russia on all important geopolitical issues, especially the issues of Ukraine,” the shoemaker reportedly told the North Korean host during his visit.
After that visit, South Korean troops revealed Thursday that they had reason to believe North Korea deployed at least 3,000 troops to Russia to support Ukraine's invasion efforts.
“Of the approximately 11,000 North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia, 4,000 casualties appeared to have been sent, with more than 3,000 more in January and February,” said South Korea's co-chief of staff (JCS). I said According to Yonhap News Agency, a reporter.
Russian news agency Tas It has been reported On Thursday, Kim Jong Un is preparing to visit Russia in the near future, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Ludenko. The report did not provide a timeline as to when Kim is expected in the country.
