SEOUL — South Korea is moving aggressively to build up its drone warfare capabilities, with plans to train half a million so-called “drone warriors” and purchase more than 20,000 low-cost, expendable drones, according to the country’s Defence Ministry, which announced the initiative on Friday.
Beyond those acquisitions, the South Korean military intends to manufacture 110,000 drones between now and 2029, with the goal of distributing them across various military units. Officials described the effort as part of a larger strategy to strengthen the country’s unmanned systems and better position its forces against the threat posed by North Korea.
