New North Korean military drone spotted on runway, largest seen to date



News New North Korean military drone spotted on runway, largest seen to date Apparent UAV is second to appear at key airbase this month, amid testing campaign to fulfill leader’s weapons goals Colin Zwirko June 14, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The apparent new drone on the Panghyon Airbase runway on June 14, 2023 \| Image: Planet Labs, edited by NK Pro A large new North Korean military drone appeared in commercial satellite imagery for the first time on Wednesday, according to NK Pro analysis, a sign that the country continues testing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s development goals. The new aircraft appears to have a wingspan of around 115 feet (35 meters), considerably larger than one measuring around 65 feet (20 meters) that NK Pro previously spotted on the Panghyon Airbase runway on June 3, the first time the DPRK is known to have tested a modern drone. The latest Planet Labs imagery, taken Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US 02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show 03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown 04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil 05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before 06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade 07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand 08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

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New North Korean military drone spotted on runway, largest seen to date

Apparent UAV is second to appear at key airbase this month, amid testing campaign to fulfill leader’s weapons goals

Colin Zwirko June 14, 2023

New North Korean military drone spotted on runway, largest seen to date

The apparent new drone on the Panghyon Airbase runway on June 14, 2023 | Image: Planet Labs, edited by NK Pro

A large new North Korean military drone appeared in commercial satellite imagery for the first time on Wednesday, according to NK Pro analysis, a sign that the country continues testing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in line with leader Kim Jong Un’s development goals.

The new aircraft appears to have a wingspan of around 115 feet (35 meters), considerably larger than one measuring around 65 feet (20 meters) that NK Pro previously spotted on the Panghyon Airbase runway on June 3, the first time the DPRK is known to have tested a modern drone.

The latest Planet Labs imagery, taken

01What to make of Kim Jong Un’s plenum call for ‘most hardline’ posture toward US
02North Korea building new warship likely to be country’s largest, photos show
03Suspected North Korean drone base and factory face construction slowdown
04Lessons from chaos: What Kim Jong Un sees in an era of global turmoil
05In 2024, Kim Jong Un swaggered on the global stage like never before
06Military dominates Kim Jong Un’s attention in his busiest year in nearly decade
07How Trump’s return could transform North Korea’s quiet ties with Thailand
08How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties

New North Korean military drone spotted on runway, largest seen to date

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