North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hailed progress on drones built by his country's weapons developers, which include what appear to be clones of U.S. systems, and he stressed the importance of unnamed vehicles and artificial intelligence in modernizing his military, state media reported.

Why It Matters

Kim's promotion of indigenous drone technology and artificial intelligence indicates its importance in nuclear-armed North Korea's defense plans.

North Korea is facing off against South Korean and U.S. forces across one of the world's most heavily fortified frontiers and the North's technological advances are closely watched. There have been reports that North Korea aims to ship its war drones to U.S. adversaries , including Iran and its proxy forces.

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