North Korea Developing UAV Strike

North Korea is developing unmanned aerial vehicle impact on the basis of an unmanned target acquired from one of the countries in the Middle East, South Korean media reported. As the agency, "Yonhap," North Korea has recently managed to acquire several U.S. targets, MQM-107D "Stricker."

MQM-107D "Stricker" - is reminiscent of a small jet of high-speed unmanned target, applying the U.S. Armed Forces and the Republic of Korea in military training air defense units.


The length of the unit - 5,5 m wingspan - 2.9 m, diameter of the fuselage - 0.33 pm MQM-107D is capable of speeds of 575 miles / hour and stay aloft for up to 2 hours, 18 minutes at altitudes up to 40 thousand feet .

According to South Korean intelligence, North Korea has conducted several trials of high-speed UAV, equipped with high-explosive warheads, but the development of technology for the creation of such devices has not yet been completed.

In the case of a successful project, Sun North Korea may launch attack UAVs along the border to attack the Republic of Korea armed forces units stationed on the border islands in the Yellow Sea.