"State media referred to the systems as the Saetbyol-4 (Morning Star-4), calling it ‘a strategic reconnaissance drone’, and the Saetbyol-9 (Morning Star-9), labelled a ‘multi-purpose attack drone’. The designations echo their design inspiration. The Saetbyol-4 looks like a mirror image of the US RQ-4 Global Hawk, while the Saetbyol-9 appears to be a carbon copy of the MQ-9 Reaper.
North Korea unveiled the designs in Korean People’s Air and Air-Defence Force (KPAF) markings during a 26 July weapons exhibition attended by the country’s leader Kim Jong-un and visiting Russian Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu, according to the secretive country’s state media. Both designs appeared again the following day in a military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, with several on show. Footage of both types flying over the capital was separately broadcast on state media."
