Korean Army to form weaponized drone unit next year
Social affairsDec 5, 2017
South Korea's Army will create a combat unit of weaponized drones next year to help counter North Korea's threats, an official said Tuesday.The Army calls the envisioned defense asset a "dronebot," a combination of the words "drone" and "robot.""The Army plans to set up a special organization to lead the development of dronebots, establish a standard platform and expand the dronebot program by function," the Army official said, requesting anonymity. "To begin with, we will launch a dronebot comb