North Korea Tests AI-Guided Missiles and Artillery Rockets

Pyongyang. North Korea has tested AI-guided missiles and artillery rockets. North Korea tested tactical ballistic missiles, long-range multi-launch artillery rockets, and AI-guided precision cruise missiles under the supervision of Kim Jong Un, the country's state news agency Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

These tests were conducted to enhance the capability of weapon systems for modern warfare. According to the news, the power of tactical ballistic missiles with special mission warheads, the reliability of long-range artillery rockets, and the accuracy of AI-guided cruise missiles were evaluated in the test.

Kim said the test confirmed that weapons and automated launch systems have been successfully upgraded according to the needs of modern warfare. He claimed that cruise missiles deployed in the border area with South Korea are equipped with precise navigation and AI-based control systems and are capable of striking targets up to 100 kilometers away.

The capital of South Korea, Seoul, is less than 100 kilometers from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. North Korea has called South Korea its main enemy. Analysts say this is the first time North Korea has publicly mentioned the use of AI in the final stage of missile guidance. This technology helps identify targets and guide missiles towards them based on real-time data.

Yang Uk, a military expert at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, said the use of AI is focused on target identification and missile guidance. According to Hong Min, an analyst at the Korea Institute for National Unification, North Korea may have combined its existing digital guidance system with automated target recognition technology, but the actual level of this is difficult to confirm independently. 

In recent years, North Korea has been continuously upgrading its conventional and tactical weapon systems along with expanding its long-range ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities.