{"id":"287428d0-f701-43a9-af8e-413417a38e4e","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/30/asia-pacific/kim-drone-dominance/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Kim urges drone dominance as North Korea fires missiles and rockets","plainHeadline":"Kim calls for absolute drone superiority during weapons demonstration","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Kim Jong Un urged North Korea to seize absolute superiority in drone technology.","He attended an exhibition and demonstration of unmanned aeronautical tech.","The display included tactical suicide attack drones and tactical cruise missiles.","Multipurpose drones and a battalion of 600 mm RM launchers were shown.","KCNA says the move aims to modernize forces with drones and AI, learning from Ukraine."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-30T04:43:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-30T05:09:54.818Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/97ea9c00-13fa-4b72-9fc4-8b8dae2b3f2f","storyId":"97ea9c00-13fa-4b72-9fc4-8b8dae2b3f2f","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/10/30/571420.JPG","author":"Joyce Lee","dek":"According to KCNA, Kim said that pursuing superiority in drone technology was \"an indispensable option\" given the changing nature of modern warfare."}