South Korea says to train 500,000 ‘drone warriors’ to counter North Korea

SEOUL, June 26 – South Korea will rapidly expand its drone and counter-drone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 “drone warriors” and distributing tens of thousands of unmanned systems across frontline units, the Defence Ministry said on Friday. The military also plans to produce 110,000 drones by 2029 for deployment across the army, navy, air force and marines, aiming to make drones a standard item for individual soldiers. “Drones should no longer be equipment used by a limited number of units, but a universal combat tool,” Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back said in a briefing, adding they should…