North Korea has tested a newly developed precision-guided torpedo system that incorporates artificial intelligence for targeting. This announcement follows a series of missile tests and a recent increase of tensions along the border with South Korea. Analysts suggest that North Korea could be improving its weapons technology with assistance from external sources. The ongoing arms race has encouraged both North and South Korea to advance their military capabilities.

North Korea has tested a "new-type" precision-guided torpedo system that uses artificial intelligence for target detection and guidance, state media reported Saturday, as the nuclear-armed country steps up weapons testing. The announcement came days after Pyongyang said it had test-fired two types of cruise missiles from a submarine after weeks of friction with Seoul over a landmine explosion along their border. Analysts say North Korea could be rapidly advancing its missile and weapons technology with support from Russia received in exchange for sending troops to support its war against Ukraine.

0 torpedo system took place on Thursday "to confirm the successful technical updating" of the weapon, the Korean Central News Agency said. "AI technology was applied to the target detection and the guidance function of the new-type super-speed precisely guided torpedo," KCNA said. The test proved "the core technology for raising the efficiency of propulsion and the performance of rocket propulsion device", it said, adding it had completed "more than 180 rounds of different tests over the past five years". Earlier this month, North Korea announced the AI-assisted launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.

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