South Korea has established a unified command for drone operations to respond to threats from North Korea. The agency reports YesIt refers to the South Korean Chiefs of Staff (JCNSH).
According to the JCS, the new command will primarily use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct defensive and offensive operations and deter a variety of asymmetrical threats from the enemy, including drones, nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. The command will also conduct surveillance, reconnaissance and offensive operations at the strategic and operational level, as well as psychological and electromagnetic warfare operations.
Prior to that, Chung Ha-gyu, the official representative of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea declarationIt was stated that if North Korean drones violate South Korean airspace, it will take countermeasures in accordance with the country’s right of self-defense.
On December 26, 2022, five North Korean drones entered South Korean airspace. One of them reached the no-fly zone around the president’s office in Seoul, four flew from the island west of the city.
After this incident, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol It has been ordered For every UAV sent from North Korea, two or three drones will be sent to North Korea.
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