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

SEOUL – 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 June 26 . 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…