{"id":2651,"date":"2022-12-27T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:53:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:53:31","slug":"south-korean-leader-calls-for-stealth-drones-to-monitor-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/diplomatic-world\/south-korean-leader-calls-for-stealth-drones-to-monitor-north\/2022\/12\/27\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korean leader calls for slyness drones to monitor North"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/span>SEOUL,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> (AP)<\/span> December,26–<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> president<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> stronger<\/span> air<\/span> defences<\/span> and<\/span> high-tech<\/span> stealth<\/span> drones,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> was<\/span> unable<\/span> to<\/span> shoot<\/span> down<\/span> a<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drone<\/span> that<\/span> crossed<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> in<\/span> five<\/span> years.<\/span> I<\/span> apologize<\/span> for<\/span> not<\/span> having.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> military<\/span> deployed<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> and<\/span> attack<\/span> helicopters<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> but<\/span> failed<\/span> to<\/span> shoot<\/span> down<\/span> a<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drone.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>\u201cThere<\/span> are<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> form<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> drone<\/span> force<\/span> tasked<\/span> with<\/span> monitoring<\/span> key<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> installations.<\/span> President<\/span> Yoon<\/span> Seok-yeol<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> regular<\/span> cabinet<\/span> meeting,<\/span> “In<\/span> light<\/span> of<\/span> yesterday’s<\/span> incident,<\/span> we<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> proceed<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> establishment<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> drone<\/span> unit<\/span> as<\/span> soon<\/span> as<\/span> possible.”<\/span> He<\/span> will<\/span> also<\/span> deploy<\/span> state-of-the-art<\/span> stealth<\/span> drones<\/span> to<\/span> enhance<\/span> surveillance<\/span> capabilities.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> needs<\/span> more<\/span> preparation<\/span> and<\/span> training<\/span> to<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> threat<\/span> posed<\/span> by<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drones.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> chief<\/span> of<\/span> operations<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Joint<\/span> Chiefs<\/span> of<\/span> Staff,<\/span> Lt.<\/span> Gen.<\/span> Kang<\/span> Shin-Cheol,<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> televised<\/span> statement<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> regretted<\/span> not<\/span> shooting<\/span> down<\/span> a<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drone,<\/span> causing<\/span> widespread<\/span> public<\/span> concern.<\/span> said<\/span> there<\/span> is.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kang<\/span> acknowledged<\/span> that<\/span> while<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> detect<\/span> and<\/span> shoot<\/span> down<\/span> large<\/span> combat<\/span> drones,<\/span> he<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> have<\/span> the<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> detect<\/span> and<\/span> attack<\/span> small<\/span> surveillance<\/span> drones<\/span> with<\/span> wingspans<\/span> of<\/span> less<\/span> than<\/span> 3<\/span> meters<\/span> (9.8<\/span> feet).<\/span> I<\/span> was.<\/span> Kang<\/span> said<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> will<\/span> build<\/span> drone<\/span> units<\/span> of<\/span> various<\/span> capabilities<\/span> and<\/span> actively<\/span> use<\/span> military<\/span> means<\/span> to<\/span> shoot<\/span> down<\/span> enemy<\/span> drones.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> frontline<\/span> county<\/span> office<\/span> sent<\/span> an<\/span> urgent<\/span> text<\/span> message<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> to<\/span> inform<\/span> residents<\/span> about<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> batch<\/span> of<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drones.<\/span> But<\/span> the<\/span> military<\/span> later<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> flock<\/span> of<\/span> birds.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Monday,<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> sent<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> surveillance<\/span> tool,<\/span> apparently<\/span> an<\/span> unmanned<\/span> drone,<\/span> across<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> as<\/span> an<\/span> appropriate<\/span> measure<\/span> against<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drone<\/span> flights.<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> public<\/span> acknowledgment<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> intelligence<\/span> activities<\/span> in<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> is<\/span> highly<\/span> unusual<\/span> and<\/span> likely<\/span> reflects<\/span> the<\/span> Yoon<\/span> administration’s<\/span> determination<\/span> to<\/span> crack<\/span> down<\/span> on<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> provocations.<\/span> It<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> a<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> drone<\/span> had<\/span> penetrated<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> airspace<\/span> since<\/span> 2017.<\/span> The<\/span> drone<\/span> flight<\/span> comes<\/span> three<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> announced<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> had<\/span> launched<\/span> two<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> short-range<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles,<\/span> extending<\/span> its<\/span> record-breaking<\/span> test<\/span> activity<\/span> this<\/span> year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> touted<\/span> its<\/span> drone<\/span> program,<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> officials<\/span> previously<\/span> said<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> had<\/span> about<\/span> 300<\/span> drones.<\/span> The<\/span> advanced<\/span> drones,<\/span> along<\/span> with<\/span> multiple<\/span> warheads,<\/span> underwater-launched<\/span> nuclear<\/span> missiles<\/span> and<\/span> spy<\/span> satellites,<\/span> are<\/span> among<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> weapon<\/span> systems<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un<\/span> has<\/span> promised<\/span> to<\/span> procure.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korean<\/span> state<\/span> media<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> Kim<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> greater<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> overcome<\/span> the<\/span> difficulties<\/span> and<\/span> challenges<\/span> faced<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> main<\/span> ruling<\/span> Workers’<\/span> Party.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Some<\/span> experts<\/span> say<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong-un<\/span> will<\/span> use<\/span> the<\/span> meeting<\/span> to<\/span> reaffirm<\/span> his<\/span> determination<\/span> to<\/span> expand<\/span> his<\/span> nuclear<\/span> arsenal<\/span> and<\/span> introduce<\/span> high-tech<\/span> weaponry<\/span> to<\/span> target<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> and<\/span> South<\/span> Korea,<\/span> while<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> same<\/span> time<\/span> bolstering<\/span> the<\/span> nations<\/span> hit<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> pandemic.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> would<\/span> likely<\/span> plan<\/span> a<\/span> project<\/span> to<\/span> revive<\/span> his<\/span> life.<\/span> In<\/span> Seoul,<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> president<\/span> used<\/span> the<\/span> drone<\/span> incident<\/span> to<\/span> attack<\/span> his<\/span> liberal<\/span> predecessor’s<\/span> policy<\/span> of<\/span> engaging<\/span> with<\/span> North<\/span> Korea.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Yoon,<\/span> a<\/span> conservative<\/span> who<\/span> took<\/span> office<\/span> in<\/span> May,<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> military<\/span> had<\/span> conducted<\/span> little<\/span> anti-drone<\/span> training<\/span> since<\/span> 2017,<\/span> when<\/span> Moon<\/span> Jae-in<\/span> took<\/span> office.<\/span>
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\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) December,26– South Korea’s president Tuesday called for stronger air defences and high-tech stealth drones, but the military was unable to shoot down a North Korean drone that crossed the border for the first time in five years. I apologize for not having. South Korea’s military deployed fighter jets and attack helicopters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,26,280],"tags":[104,150,156,174,367,546,547,549,599,600,601],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/korea.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2654,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651\/revisions\/2654"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}