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Hangar images indicate North Korean advances in military drone domain

North Korea appears to have created a new unit or organization to develop and test various strategic drones, including large reconnaissance drones, according to an analysis by a U.S. think tank Tuesday.

2025-04-02

Robots and drones team up for island delivery service

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that it had held a demonstration of a drone-linked robot delivery service on Wonsan Island in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Thursday.

2024-12-05

Kim Jong-un oversees test of suicide drones, calls for mass production

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.

2024-11-15

North Korea jams GPS signals for fifth consecutive day, South's military says

North Korea jammed GPS signals for a fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, with the series of jamming believed to be linked to the North's own training against drones.

2024-11-12

North behind 331 GPS jamming attacks this month: Science Ministry

North Korea conducted 331 GPS jamming attacks this month, though there was no actual damage related to these cases, the South Korean government announced Sunday.

2024-11-10

South Korea puts military on alert after North places artillery on fire standby

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on Monday issued guidelines to military units to strengthen their alertness and firepower readiness in response to North Korea’s heightened threat levels to the South.

2024-10-14

Manage the situation without a military clash (KOR)

But raising the level of tension with provocative rhetoric is not desirable, either.

2024-10-14

Manage the situation without a military clash

But raising the level of tension with provocative rhetoric is not desirable, either.

2024-10-13

Seoul warns of end to North Korean regime over reaction to alleged drone incursion

Seoul's Defense Ministry warned that the North Korean regime will be brought to its end after Pyongyang issued a threat in the wake of an alleged drone incursion to spread anti-regime leaflets.

2024-10-13

North Korean leader's sister warns of retaliation if South Korean drones are found again

Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, warned Saturday that Seoul will face a "terrible catastrophe" if South Korean drones are "found again."

2024-10-13