North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the "full-scale mass production" of new suicide attack drones, state media reported Friday, amid growing military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

According to the Korean Central News Agency, Kim stated that drones, have emerged as "an essential requirement in military aspect nowadays".

North Korean President Kim Jong Un has called for rapid mass production of exploding drones. North Korea has conducted tests of exploding drones designed to crash into their targets, with leader Kim Jong Un urging the acceleration of mass production of these weapons, according to state media on Friday.