Kim Jong Un and Daughter Unveil New Tank to Repel Drones

Kim Jong Un, front right, with his daughter Kim Ju Ae and other soldiers on a tank at a military training base, in a photo provided by the North Korean government. — Kim Jong Un, front right, with his daughter Kim Ju Ae and other soldiers on a tank at a military training base, in a photo provided by the North Korean government.
Source: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP

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By Soo-hyang Choi

March 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM UTC

North Korea unveiled new battle tanks that it claimed were capable of blocking missiles and drone attacks as leader Kim Jong Un urged the military to step up war preparations, state media reported.

Kim oversaw drills involving the tanks that simulated a strike, raid and occupation of enemy defensive lines, the official Korean Central News Agency said Friday.