Published on 18 Feb 2025
• North Korea unveiled a new line of suicide drones, showcasing their growing capabilities in this field.
• Suicide drones, or loitering munitions, are one-way unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that carry explosives.
• They crash into targets, providing a precision strike capability in modern warfare.
• Unlike traditional drones that return after surveillance or strike missions, suicide drones sacrifice themselves in the process of destroying the target.
• Other countries with suicide drones - India’s Nagastra-1, Israel’s HAROP Drone, USA’s Switchblade, Russia’s Lancet 3, Iran’s Shahed-136, and China’s CH-901.
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