In a recent tension between South and North Korea, North Korea sent five drones across the South Korean border on Monday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk –Yeol said on Tuesday he would advance the creation of a military unit specialising in drones.
In response to this South Korean air defense unit gather fighter jets and issued warning communication to North Korea.
They fired 100 rounds of shots but failed to bring down any of the drones that flew over many cities in the country.
Four of the drones were spotted flying over the Incheon Island of Ganghwoo and one additional drone flew over Seoul.
Joint Chief of Staff Said “Our military has taken countermeasures after detecting unidentified objects — presumed to be North Korean uncrewed aerial vehicles — starting from 10:25 a.m. local time on Monday in the areas of Gyeonggi Province. This is a flagrant violation of intruding on our airspace.”
It is not new, previously in 2014-17 North sends its drone that enters South Korean areas and surveillance key military areas and US-made anti-missile system base.
North Korean 2017 Drone on display at the South Korean Ministry of National Defense
After that incident South Korean Military mobilise and deployed the crew near the border and send their own drones to conduct surveillance of the enemy’s military facilities.
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South Korean Air Defense System Strength is in Question
In this recent airspace intrusion by North Korea, the South Korean air defense system’s liability and strength now are in question.
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President Yoon said in a cabinet meeting “The incident showed a substantial lack of our military’s preparedness and training for the past several years, and clearly confirmed the need for more intense readiness and training.
“We have been planning to establish a drone unit to monitor and reconnoiter major North Korean military facilities, and will now expedite the plan as much as possible.”
He vowed to advance his drone military unit and reconnaissance capability and surveillance.
One unnamed military person said that they were unable to attack the drones that flew over the cities due to safety concerns of the civilians.
President Yoon blame their air defense system failure on their predecessor’s dangerous North Korean policy, which relied on Pyongyang’s good intentions and the 2018 inter-Korean military pact banning any hostile activities in the border areas.