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Seoul installs anti-drone system to quickly respond to North Korean incursions 

‘Integrated’ system is much more effective than previous one, says expert, and comes in response to DPRK drone incursion
Jeongmin Kim September 6, 2024
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Seoul installs anti-drone system to quickly respond to North Korean incursions 
Kim Jong Un inspects small "suicide drone" testing at Panghyon Airbase | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Aug. 26, 2024)

South Korea has begun deploying an advanced anti-drone system to better tackle North Korean unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) incursions, Seoul’s ruling party lawmaker Kang Dae-sik’s office confirmed to NK News on Friday.

A document Kang’s office provided to NK News shows that the South Korean military’s failure to promptly respond to North Korea’s drone incursion into the ROK airspace in Dec. 2022 triggered the emergency procurement of the system from local defense conglomerate Hanhwa Systems. 

The installation of the “integrated anti-drone system” at military units has been underway since early last month, Kang’s office told NK News, adding that

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is Executive Director at Korea Risk Group, based in Seoul. She 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.

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