Kim calls for drone and AI weapons development as North Korea stages demonstration

North Korean state media reported a weapons demonstration featuring drones, missiles and rocket launchers, while South Korea said North Korea had fired about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles the previous day. Kim Jong Un urged faster military development of drone and AI technology. (2acbb7c9-64cd-46da-ad54-bee36a8fd175; efcc16c8-de71-4e04-9c3e-cb6f371bd437)

• North Korean state media said the demonstration included attack drones, cruise missiles and 600mm multiple rocket launchers; it reported that drones and cruise missiles struck an island target with 100 per cent accuracy. (2acbb7c9-64cd-46da-ad54-bee36a8fd175; efcc16c8-de71-4e04-9c3e-cb6f371bd437)· 2 sources
• Kim called drone superiority essential to modern warfare and said high-level AI in unmanned weapons systems should be a priority. (2acbb7c9-64cd-46da-ad54-bee36a8fd175; efcc16c8-de71-4e04-9c3e-cb6f371bd437)· 2 sources
• South Korea said it detected around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles fired from the Wonsan area; it reported the missiles flew about 250 kilometres and said it was analysing their specifications. (2acbb7c9-64cd-46da-ad54-bee36a8fd175)· 1 source