North Korea Unveils Tailless Stealth UCAV At Exhibition
North Korea displayed a previously unseen tailless combat-drone design at its Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Development-2026 exhibition on October 29. Photographs show a large flying-wing configuration resembling other countries’ low-observable unmanned combat aircraft, presented alongside reconnaissance drones, armed aircraft and loitering munitions. The display establishes the existence of a concept or mockup, but does not demonstrate flightworthiness, radar-signature performance, autonomous mission execution or a deployable weapons capability. No confirmed engine, sensor package, payload, range or flight-test schedule was provided, making the aircraft’s development status materially less certain than that of systems demonstrated in live firing.
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