South Korea plans to spend 560 billion won ($441.26 million) over the next five years to beef up its ability to fend off North Korean drones, Seoul's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
North Korean dronesThe ministry earmarked the funds for four projects aimed at bolstering counter-drone capabilities, including an airborne laser to destroy drones and a jammer to neutralise smaller devices.
"The laser weapon programme is in a testing phase and expected to begin deployment in 2027," a ministry official said. "The 'soft-kill' type jamming system would improve our response capability against small drones."over South Korea's air defences as it tries to curb the North's evolving nuclear and missile threats.
The military apologised for its response, and said it could not shoot down the drones because they were too small. The ministry will also secure additional ballistic missile submarines and accelerate the development of systems to intercept artillery rockets.
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