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 day earlier.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the performance test of suicide attack drones, and stressed the need for prompt full-scale mass production, the North's state media reported Friday. Kim provided on-site guidance for the tests of various types of suicide attack drones,

The news comes amid rapidly growing military cooperation with Russia, raising questions about whether Moscow is helping develop the weapons.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the mass production of suicide drones, viewing their global proliferation as necessitating urgent updates in military theory. His actions align with growing military cooperation with Russia,

The second Trump administration will face an emboldened and arguably more dangerous North Korean leader at a moment of acute alarm among the US and its allies about the threat posed by Kim Jong Un’s regime.

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,