According to the KCNA news agency, General Secretary of the DPRK Labour Party and State Chairman Kim Jong-un inspected the DPRK Unmanned Aviation Technology Union on September 18, guiding the testing of unmanned weapons equipment performance.

Kim Jong-un specifically understood the performance and combat suitability of various unmanned weapons such as strategic and tactical unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, multi-purpose unmanned aircraft and other strategic and tactical unmanned reconnaissance aircraft produced by the research institutes and enterprises belonging to the Unmanned Aviation Technology Union.

According to the report, the test conducted on the same day verified the military strategic value and innovative performance of the unmanned strategic reconnaissance aircraft, and the excellent combat effectiveness of the "Venus" series of tactical unmanned attack aircraft. Kim Jong-un expressed satisfaction with the test results.

According to the report, Kim Jong-un also approved a plan document on further expanding and strengthening the technical potential of the unmanned aerial technology consortium on the same day.