South Korea's Ground Operation Command (GOC), Air Force Operation Command (AFOC) and Army Aviation Command conducts DPRK drone extermination exercises hosted by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) in Dec. 2022 | Image: ROK JCS
A major communications breakdown between branches of the South Korean military hamstrung its response to a North Korean drone that entered Seoul airspace last month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) told parliament on Thursday
JCS’ statement followed a weekslong investigation into the Dec. 26 incident, when the military failed to intercept or shoot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that flew near the presidential office and four other North Korean drones near the western inter-Korean border.
A major communications breakdown between branches of the South Korean military hamstrung its response to a North Korean drone that entered Seoul airspace last month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) told parliament on Thursday
JCS’ statement followed a weekslong investigation into the Dec. 26 incident, when the military failed to intercept or shoot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that flew near the presidential office and four other North Korean drones near the western inter-Korean border.
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Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.