N. Korea Shows Global Hawk, Reaper Copies To Russian Defense Chief

Kim Jong Un and Sergei Shoigu at the Weaponry Exhibition-2023.

Credit: State media KCNA
SEOUL, SINGAPORE—North Korea has unveiled two “new” uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) at its Weaponry Exhibition-2023, with uncanny resemblances to the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9 Reaper and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. The new systems were showcased for North Korean leader...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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