ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul



News ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul Exercises come as military has sought to boost defenses after DPRK drone incursion near presidential office last year Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ROK army officer training with drones in 2019 \| Image: ROK Army The South Korean military conducted an air defense drill against potential North Korean drone incursions in Seoul and surrounding metropolitan areas on Thursday. The exercise comes after multiple North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border and invaded ROK airspace last December. One flew over the capital and breached a special no-fly-zone for protecting the presidential office in central Seoul. The South Korean military conducted an air defense drill against potential North Korean drone incursions in Seoul and surrounding metropolitan areas on Thursday. The exercise comes after multiple North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border and invaded ROK airspace last December. One flew over the capital and breached a special no-fly-zone for protecting the presidential office in central Seoul. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul

Exercises come as military has sought to boost defenses after DPRK drone incursion near presidential office last year

Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2023

ROK forces conduct drills against North Korean drones in and around Seoul

ROK army officer training with drones in 2019 | Image: ROK Army

The South Korean military conducted an air defense drill against potential North Korean drone incursions in Seoul and surrounding metropolitan areas on Thursday.

The exercise comes after multiple North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border and invaded ROK airspace last December. One flew over the capital and breached a special no-fly-zone for protecting the presidential office in central Seoul.

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