North Korea's advanced drone: South Korean media says it closely resembles the US Global Hawk, newly introduced AI technology
On the 19th, North Korea released footage of Kim Jong-un visiting a drone performance test, and the drone's appearance closely resembles the US unmanned reconnaissance aircraft "Global Hawk".
On the 19th, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency: "On the 18th, Kim Jong-un, the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, guided the performance tests of unmanned weapons systems developed by research institutes and enterprises under the Unmanned Aerial Technology Consortium."
The report said that Kim Jong-un "specifically understood the performance and combat applicability of strategic and tactical unmanned reconnaissance drones, multi-purpose drones, and various other unmanned weapons systems."
The report also stated that the test conducted that day clearly demonstrated the military strategic value and innovative performance of the strategic unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, as well as the excellent combat effectiveness of the "Jinsong" series of tactical unmanned attack aircraft. Kim Jong-un expressed great satisfaction with the test results.
Kim Jong-un pointed out: "In modern warfare, the scope of use of unmanned equipment is further expanding and gradually becoming a major asset in military activities. The reality requires us to regard the high-tech development of core technologies in this field and the artificial intelligence (AI) and high-level combat capabilities of unmanned weapon systems as the top task in the modernization of our armed forces."
Kim Jong-un also emphasized: "First, we should focus on rapidly developing the newly adopted artificial intelligence technology."
The report also said that Kim Jong-un "approved an important plan document reflecting the organizational institutional countermeasures for further expanding and strengthening the technical potential of the Unmanned Aerial Technology Consortium."
Source: Chosun Ilbo
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