SEOUL - South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones, becoming the world's first country to deploy and operate such weapons in the military, the country's arms procurement agency said on July 11. South Korea has called its laser programme the 'Star Wars project'.
A view shows caution signs on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, on Jan 8, 2024.SEOUL - South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones, becoming the world's first country to deploy and operate such weapons in the military, the country's arms procurement agency said on July 11.
The laser weapons shoot down flying drones by burning down engines or other electric equipment in drones with beams of light for 10 to 20 seconds, a Dapa spokesperson explained at a briefing. Fighting in the 1950-1953 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, and a demilitarised zone between the two Koreas.
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