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 has ordered the "mass production" of attack drones, state media has reported, as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, has ordered the mass production of suicide attack drones following a successful test. These drones, designed to strike land and sea targets, are intended to bolster North Korea's military capabilities and are being manufactured at a rapid pace.

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 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.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of suicide attack drones, state media reported on Friday, after he witnessed a test of the weapons system a