State media shows Kim looking ecstatic after a test in which drones crashed into what appeared to be a tank.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of domestically-developed attack drones, state media KCNA reported.
Photos published by North Korean media on Monday showed a white drone with X-shaped tails and wings crashing into and destroying a target resembling South Korea’s K-2 main battle tank.
Kim, who was pictured at a desk surrounded by advisers, has been modernising his country’s military and developing its weapons capabilities amid rising tensions with Washington and Seoul.
The North Korean leader supervised the test on a visit to the Drone Institute of North Korea’s Academy of Defense Science, KCNA said.