North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production

The loitering drones on both sides in the Ukraine/Russia conflict are completely changing the battlefield. Mass armour attacks are a thing of the past. Russia seems to be better at jamming at the moment but I'm sure NATO will catch up.

North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets

So North Korea with a little help from Big Brother Putin gets more deadly hardware to showcase in the next Kim glorification parade for the starving masses, and all this latest tech exchange cost Kim was however many North Korean soldiers are needed to assist Putin's warmongering efforts. The latter is a win for Kim, if they're killed glorifying Putin that means fewer mouths for Kim feed so he and his family can eat more.

A number of months ago recall published images of their drone prototypes (not sure if it was here or elsewhere). However, one of the examples looked very similar to the ubiquitous, very successful Lancet drone or at least shared its X-wing profile.

Wise guess is it's the same program. One would be wise to test it in a symmetric combat zone, complete with EW and other measures. Location for that is obvious.

Mass production for North Korean troops to use in Ukraine, and to export to Russia.

So with little being done now that North Korea has joined Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, it shows just how isolated Ukraine is getting. With the US about to swap sides in Jan 2025 so Trump can make Russia great again, by withdrawing support for Ukraine and telling it to give Russia everything it wants short of unconditional surrender. NATO and EU behind closed doors probably fuming that they cant do enough and that the US could turn itself into an enemy of freedom and NATO.

Trump wants to run with the despots, hang out and brag who has the tightest control over the people in their various nations.

More death coming, thats all these drones represent. More dead Ukrainians in the first instance. Who dies after that is anyone's guess. South Koreans and Japanese should be feeling jittery. Is everyone going to mass produce these killing machines? Take the bombs out and they are recreational. Put bombs in them and they become military. Sell them either way.

...to support President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine...

...to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, the U.S. State Department said.

Let's examine how this general 'story' has evolved:

First it was NK troops in Russia, allegedly at training grounds in the far east. Then it was deployments to Kursk, with all sorts of numbers thrown around. Now it is "to support the war", according to the state dept. Kyiv has alleged they have been shelled there and, just the other day also asserted, they are operating within 2022 borders (I.E. on the main line of contact).

No real evidence to support any of these scenarios but certain quarters have swallowed it hook, line and sinker.

North Korea is just trying to defend itself against the US Empire. Drone warfare is clearly an intrinsic part of that. Nor does Russia need NK drones to prosecute the limited ground operation (lookup Lancet).