Friday, March 7, 2014

Noth Korea's Drone Program Is Based On Stolen U.S. Technology



Rising Threat -- Washington Free Beacon

Pentagon: North Korea develops unmanned strike aircraft from stolen U.S. target drone

North Korea has deployed an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle capable of attacking ground targets based on stolen U.S. target drones, the Pentagon revealed in a report to Congress.

Images of the North Korean drone in flight were shown as part of a March 2013 military drill, the Pentagon report said.

“The drone appeared to be a North Korean copy of a Raytheon MQM-107 Streaker target drone,” the report said. “North Korean press coverage of the event described the UAV as being capable of precision strikes by crashing into the target.”

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My Comment: The tech for these North Korean drones is out of date .... but it shows that North Korea is serious about developing their own drone program.

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