South Korean Weaponized Drones Unit Will Be a ‘Game Changer’

South Korean Weaponized Drones Unit Will Be a ‘Game Changer’
L: South Korean soldiers during an exercise in Pohang, on South Korea's southeast coast, on March 12, 2016. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) R: A 'Mikado' reconnaissance drone of the German armed forces. Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images
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South Korea will have a military unit operating weaponized drones capable of conducting missions into North Korea and launching attacks by next year.

The country’s army is creating a combat unit of weaponized drones – called “dronebots” – to help counter North Korea’s threats, an unnamed military official said Tuesday, Dec. 5, reported the Yonhap News Agency.