New model aircraft types are being indigenously developed in North Korea, state media outlet DPRK Today said on Thursday, another indicator of the country's growing interest in the leisure aviation sector under Kim Jong Un.
Larger and more technologically sophisticated model aircraft will be built in 2017 by specialized North Korean workers for the nation's 'aviation athletes,' the report said, citing interviews with the staff of a Pyongyang model plane flying club.
New model aircraft types are being indigenously developed in North Korea, state media outlet DPRK Today said on Thursday, another indicator of the country's growing interest in the leisure aviation sector under Kim Jong Un.
Larger and more technologically sophisticated model aircraft will be built in 2017 by specialized North Korean workers for the nation's 'aviation athletes,' the report said, citing interviews with the staff of a Pyongyang model plane flying club.
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