North Korea is testing missiles equipped with artificial intelligence — Reuters
North Korea has conducted tests of cruise missiles incorporating artificial intelligence technologies designed for modern combat operations. According to reports, the tests confirmed the missiles’ readiness for deployment in artillery units near the border with South Korea.
According to Reuters, by advancing the development of a series of long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, North Korea is constantly modernizing its tactical and conventional arsenal, promising to deploy it near the border with South Korea.
According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the tests evaluated the power of a “special-purpose warhead” on tactical ballistic missiles, the reliability of long-range multiple-launch rocket systems, and the accuracy of AI-guided tactical cruise missiles.
Kim stated that the tests demonstrated that the weapons and automated launch systems had been successfully modernized to “meet the requirements of modern warfare and improve their effectiveness in combat operations.”
In particular, the tests reportedly confirmed the combat readiness of cruise missiles—equipped with AI-based precision navigation and guidance systems capable of striking targets at a range of 100 km (62 miles)—that will be deployed in artillery units near the border with South Korea.
Analysts note that the announced terminal guidance system for the cruise missile appears to be the first instance in which North Korea has publicly mentioned the integration of artificial intelligence into missiles—a technology that tracks and locks onto a target using real-time data. Yang Uk, a military expert at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said, “This involves the use of artificial intelligence for target recognition and missile guidance.”
The North has previously claimed to have used artificial intelligence technology in its drones.
Hong Min of the Korea Institute for National Unification stated that the North’s claim likely refers to an upgraded version of its existing digital guidance system combined with automatic target recognition technology, although the degree of its sophistication cannot be verified from the report.
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