A vehicle burns during tests of drones designed to crash into targets, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.Photo by Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

After North Korea tests exploding drones, Kim Jong Un calls for their mass production

Images of the tests showed what appeared to be a BMW sedan being destroyed and old models of tanks being blown up

by · National Post

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said Friday.

The country’s latest military demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan engaged in combined military exercises involving advanced fighter jets and a U.S. aircraft carrier in nearby international waters, in a display of their defense posture against North Korea.

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