Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction with the weapons' development process and stressed the need for mass production.

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the mass production self-detonating suicide drones after overseeing a guided test of the weapons, state media reported Friday. Why it matters: North Korea's efforts to bolster its military capabilities come weeks after it deployed thousands of troops to assist Russian forces in the war against Ukraine.

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,