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MADRID 15 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, ordered this Thursday to prioritize a “mass production” of kamikaze drones, months after presenting for the first time his explosive unmanned aerial vehicles, which has been interpreted as part of strengthening military relations. with Russia.
“Kim has conducted a field test of suicide attack drones of various types produced by an institute affiliated with the Unmanned Aerial Technology Complex and companies,” reads a statement collected by the KCNA news agency, which notes that he has ” “underlined the need to build a mass production system as soon as possible and move to large-scale mass production.”
In the test, the drones “accurately hit targets after flying along different pre-established tactical routes at attack ranges,” which included targets on land and sea. Kim has “appreciated” that the company has “achieved notable successes in promoting the set objectives”, since “the competition to use drones as the main means of military capabilities through innovative technological introduction is accelerating in the world.”
“It is easy to use them as a strike power component in a new domain due to their increasing range of use in military activities, low production cost and simple production lines. Military authorities around the world will probably recognize that drones are achieving clear successes in conflicts large and small. This is a trend that has emerged as an essential requirement in the military today,” he declared.
This week, North Korean authorities ratified a mutual defense agreement with Russia that establishes that, in the event of a threat or act of aggression against one of the parties, the other may convene consultations to coordinate its position and agree on mutual measures. defense. This takes place at a time of increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula and, on the other hand, the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia within the framework of the conflict between Moscow and kyiv.