Two recently crashed on South Korean territory and were recovered. These are about half the size of the MQM-107 but are slower and have longer endurance. It was recently discovered that North Korea had also applied its new UAV skills to produce some smaller propeller driven UAVs. Army and Air Force were the biggest users. The MQM-107 entered service in the late 1970s and about 2,200 were produced until production ceased in 2003. Takeoff was via a rocket booster and landing was via a parachute. Carrying less fuel allowed for a larger payload. Payload was usually less than 50 kg (110 pounds) and endurance was about two hours. It has a top speed of 950 kilometers an hour and max altitude of 12,200 meters (40,000 feet). The MQM-107 is a 664 kg, 5.5 meter (18.1 feet) long UAV with a 3 meter (9.3 feet) wingspan. The MQM-107 was apparently obtained from Syria (which got them from Iran, a regular customer for this UAV in the 1970s when Iran was still a U.S. As predicted by South Korean intelligence back in 2012 North Korea has developed a UAV based on the American MQM-107 reusable target drone.
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