North Korea gets a weapons bonanza from Russia


This picture taken on May 15, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 17, 2025 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) beside a MiG-29 aircraft and air-launched weaponry on display during anti-air combat and air raid drills by the Guards 1st Air Division of the North Korean Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea. - KCNA via KNS/AFP

SEOUL: Attack drones directed by artificial intelligence. Tanks with improved electronic warfare systems. A newly built naval destroyer fitted with supersonic cruise missiles. A new air defence system. Air-to-air missiles.

The list of new weapons being touted by North Korea grows almost by the week.

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