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 Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating their mass production.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the "full-scale mass production" of new suicide attack drones, state media reported Friday, amid growing military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

North Korean President Kim Jong Un has called for rapid mass production of exploding drones. North Korea has conducted tests of exploding drones designed to crash into their targets, with leader Kim Jong Un urging the acceleration of mass production of these weapons, according to state media on Friday.

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

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.

According to the North Korean state news agency KCNA, Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of combat kamikaze drones. He views these devices as essential to military strategy. Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the “guided a test of suicide drones and ordered a mass production of the aerial weapon” developed by a national institute on Thursday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the mass production of kamikaze attack drones after personally inspecting their successful tests at local factories. This was reported by the North Korean state news agency KCNA.