North Korea’s Kim oversees exploding drone tests as US and Seoul stage drills

(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets, state media said on Monday, as the US and South Korea engage in joint military drills.

North Korean test photos showed a white drone with X-shaped tails and wings supposedly crashing into and destroying a target resembling South Korea’s main K-2 battle tank. Most combat drones stand away from targets and fire missiles.