North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating their mass production.

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

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has directed the mass production of suicide drones, or loitering munitions, following a successful test of the weapon earlier this year.