Haeil (nuclear underwater drones)

2023: Drone demonstration at DPRK parade

At the end of July 2023, North Korea first showed a nuclear underwater drone Haeil-1, follows from a report by the DPRK Central Telegraph Agency. The drone was displayed during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The event was held in Pyongyang. Chinese leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watched the parade in the stands.

For the first time, the DPRK showed a nuclear underwater drone at a military parade held in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War Haeil-1

The drone was shown to spectators on tractors. Its size is at least 10 meters. On his case, characteristic chess coloring belts were seen. As a rule, such a pattern has prototypes of nuclear weapons.

For the first time, the DPRK showed a nuclear underwater drone at a military parade held in Pyongyang on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War Haeil-1

For the first time, the DPRK tested an underwater drone in March 2023. The drone stayed underwater for more than 40 hours. Tests were carried out on a looped route in the Sea of ​ ​ Japan.

In early April 2023, North Korea conducted new tests of the strategic underwater weapons of the Haeil-2, which is capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The Drone followed an elliptical and octagonal route, Korea's Central Telegraph Agency said. The device went a thousand kilometers in 71 hour and six minutes, then a mock-up of a nuclear charge was blown up. According to the North Korean agency, the tests confirmed the reliability of the system and its "deadly potential."

In April 2023, Pyongyang announced that the DPRK has been developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying nuclear weapons since 2012, and has conducted more than 50 tests over the past two years. Also, the country's authorities announced the creation of cruise missiles with nuclear warheads.

According to Reuters, some analysts doubt that North Korea is ready to deploy Haeil-2 drones. In turn, Pyongyang claims that the system is able to contain potential military aggression against the state.^[1]

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