A recently introduced North Korean Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), claimed to be “developed” by North Korea, may be a reproduction of a record holding Western-made drone.
While a North Korean news anchor from state-run KCTV announced last week that the drone was “self-produced” and “localized,” a long-time North Korean military watcher said it might be a replica of the Aerosonde Mark I, a drone first produced by a Melbourne, Australia-based institute.
A recently introduced North Korean Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), claimed to be “developed” by North Korea, may be a reproduction of a record holding Western-made drone.
While a North Korean news anchor from state-run KCTV announced last week that the drone was “self-produced” and “localized,” a long-time North Korean military watcher said it might be a replica of the Aerosonde Mark I, a drone first produced by a Melbourne, Australia-based institute.
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