Pentagon: North Korea Develops Unmanned Strike Aircraft From Stolen U.S. Target Drone

The Washington Free Beacon ^ | 5 March 2014 | Bill Gertz

[Steely Tom]

North Korea has deployed an indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle capable of attacking ground targets based on stolen U.S. target drones, the Pentagon revealed in a report to Congress.

Images of the North Korean drone in flight were shown as part of a March 2013 military drill, the Pentagon report said.

“The drone appeared to be a North Korean copy of a Raytheon MQM-107 Streaker target drone,” the report said. “North Korean press coverage of the event described the UAV as being capable of precision strikes by crashing into the target.”

[Steely Tom]

This is news to me.

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping

[headstamp 2]

“The report omitted the fact that the launchers for the mobile ICBMs were exported from China in violation of United Nations sanctions on North Korea. China claimed the launchers were sold as timber haulers and that Pyongyang converted them to missile launchers.”

Timber Haulers, good one.

[2banana]

Kamikaze Drone

[Steely Tom]

Timber Haulers, good one.

B-52 pilots used to call NV SAMs "flying telephone poles."

[drunknsage]

It’s an old GPS guided drone. Our current drones are so far ahead it could be considered an antique. It wouldn’t surprise me if they gave it to them as an active way to see what they were capable of. GPS is highly vulnerable, unlike the new systems.

[Dallas59]

[Steely Tom]

Thanks drunknsage.

[liberalh8ter]

That picture is comedy gold.

[JoeProBono]

[familyop]

That’s a lot of bling.

[familyop]

Er, dat’s a rotta bring.

[DoodleDawg]

“The drone appeared to be a North Korean copy of a Raytheon MQM-107 Streaker target drone,” the report said. “North Korean press coverage of the event described the UAV as being capable of precision strikes by crashing into the target.”

So the North Koreans have developed a cruise missile larger than the German V-1 that is designed to hit a target. And this is progress how exactly?

[Steely Tom]

And this is progress how exactly?

Well, it's progress for them anyway.

Pictures of the thing don't look too stealthy.

[SevenofNine]

Not suprising Chia Chub want attention

[DoodleDawg]

I wonder how many of those officers have been victims of the current leader’s purges?

[Army Air Corps]

Putin is getting all the attention and Chia Head Jr. is feeling ronery.

[Ramius]

So... In most respects, it is -still- a target drone. Yes?

[Steely Tom]

So... In most respects, it is -still- a target drone. Yes?

Looks like it, yes.

Sorry if I engaged in thread alarmism.

The Bill Gertz byline made me think it was hugh.

[kennyboy509]

WOW That’s a lot of awards and medals!

And these guys are only corporals.