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North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production

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Kim expressed satisfaction with weapons' development process

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  1. KRDO

    North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports (opens KRDO)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Helen Regan and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, calling their development an “essential requirement,” after overseeing a test of the deadly aerial weapon, state media reported Friday.

  2. NBC News

    Kim Jong Un said to order mass production of suicide drones (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a test of suicide drones and ordered mass production of the aerial weapon, state media reported.

  3. Washington Times

    North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim Jong-un calls for mass production (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said Friday.

  4. Voice of America

    North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Kim expressed satisfaction with weapons' development process

  5. Green Field Reporter

    North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said Friday. The country’s latest military demonstration came as the United States, South Korea and Japan engaged in…

  6. New York Post

    North Korea leader Kim orders mass production of suicide drones, KCNA says (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    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, state media said on Friday.

  7. Newsweek

    North Korea tests exploding kamikaze attack drones (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Kim Jong Un expressed satisfaction with the weapons' development process and stressed the need for mass production.

  8. Digital Journal

    N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of suicide attack drones (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    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

  9. Insider

    North Korea orders mass production of attack drones after seeing Russia's tactics up close (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    News that North Korea is ramping up drone production comes a week after a Ukrainian official told BI its soldiers were getting training from Russia.

  10. UPI

    Kim Jong Un orders mass production of suicide attack drones (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the "full-scale mass production" of new suicide attack drones, state media reported Friday, amid growing military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

  11. Al Jazeera

    North Korea’s Kim orders mass production of attack drones: State media (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The unmanned drones are designed to carry explosives and can hit land and sea targets.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea orders mass production of suicide drones: report – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Kim Jong Un watched a test of suicide drones and wants production of the aerial weapons ramped up. North Korea's latest military operation came as the US, South Korea and Japan engaged in combined military exercises.

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