North Korea's Kim Jong Un Supervises Test of 'Suicide Drones,' Calls Them Key Weapons For War Readiness3Photo© ndtv.com

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Supervises Test of 'Suicide Drones,' Calls Them Key Weapons For War Readiness

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North Korea has unveiled a new "suicide drone", state media said Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a performance test of the weapons, which experts said could have come from Russia.

Wearing a cream baker boy hat, Kim was shown beaming as he watched, aided by high-powered binoculars, as the drones blew up targets, images in state media showed.

Kim said that "it is necessary to develop and produce more suicide drones", the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported, in addition to "strategic reconnaissance and multi-purpose attack drones".