South Korea will create an armed drone unit to swarm into North Korea in the event of a conflict as Seoul seeks to bolster its military capabilities against its nuclear-armed neighbour.
Operated by the army, the unit will primarily engage in reconnaissance missions to survey developments at the North’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile sites, but could be used to launch swarm attacks, according to people familiar with the matter.
The establishment of the army unit follows calls from western officials and analysts for South Korea to improve its advanced surveillance technology.
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