(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) North Korea's unmanned attack drones are believed to be capable of striking all targets in South Korea, a South Korean government official said Sunday, amid new security concerns over North Korea's spy drones.
North Korea has deployed unmanned attack drones it unveiled in March last year during military drills meant to destroy low-flying cruise missiles and test the accuracy of unmanned combat aerial vehicles. The range of unmanned attack drones is estimated at up to 800 kilometers, capable of striking major South Korean and U.S. military targets in South Korea, the official said in a statement, cited by state-run Yonhap news agency. The comments came as South Korea is pushing to step up its air defense following the recent border incursions by North Korea's spy drones.
Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Friday that Pyongyang could develop more advanced unmanned aerial vehicles for attack purposes, though the two small aircraft, equipped with small cameras, recently found near the inter-Korean border were rudimentary spy drones. The South Korean military said it is considering purchasing advanced low-altitude surveillance radars and anti-aircraft guns to better detect small aircraft and shoot them down
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