Kim inspected the aircraft, the official designation and/or name of which is not yet known, at Pyongyang International Airport earlier this week, according to North Korean state media. The aircraft will “play a significant role in monitoring potential threats and gathering critical information,

North Korea has officially unveiled its first airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, a heavily modified Russian Il-76 Candid cargo aircraft. The revelation comes as state media released images of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the aircraft at Pyongyang International Airport,