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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