South Korea's Defense Ministry said on Friday it will rapidly expand drone and counter-drone capabilities, training 500,000 "drone warriors", procuring more than 20,000 low-cost expendable drones, and producing 110,000 drones by 2029 to deploy across units. The measures are part of a comprehensive upgrade of unmanned combat capability.

2026-06-26

South Korea's Defense Ministry said on Friday it will rapidly expand drone and counter-drone capabilities, training 500,000 "drone warriors", procuring more than 20,000 low-cost expendable drones, and producing 110,000 drones by 2029 to deploy across units. The measures are part of a comprehensive upgrade of unmanned combat capability.