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Our military watched the five North Korean drones while they roamed our airspace for five hours, but were unable to drop them even after firing 100 shots.

When the drones invaded, the fighter jets that were sortieing crashed.

Fortunately, the pilots evacuated.

The military shouted that they had taken countermeasures every time, but this time they also lost face.



Kim Tae-hoon is a defense reporter.



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From March to September 2014, North Korean drones were discovered one after another in Paju, Baengnyeong Island, and Samcheok.



Criticism was fierce about the anti-aircraft defense network because it missed the North Korean drone defenselessly.



The military hurriedly checked the detection and shooting posture and announced this.



[Kim Young-min/Chief of Strategic Planning Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (October 2014): Preparedness for enemy air provocation focused on establishing air surveillance and countermeasures throughout the Korean Peninsula and strengthening readiness for enemy small drone provocations.]



The following year, the Capital Defense Command A unit dedicated to drones was set up, and the Air Operations Command said it was ready to shoot down North Korean drones with helicopters.



However, every year until 2017, North Korean drones came down leisurely.



Even the THAAD base in Seongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, was filmed by a North Korean drone, and the South Korean military deployed several low-altitude detection radars for defense against drone terrorism in the metropolitan area, followed by the development of equipment that can drop drones by jamming radio waves.



[Chung Sang-hwa / Air Force Chief of Staff (Last October): For very small drones that are not caught by radar, for these things, we are developing a lot now through strengthening radar, improving performance, and other things.]



The military is developing civilian damage Although he said he was concerned, it is pointed out within the military that he missed the opportunity to shoot down the North Korean drone before it entered civilian areas.



Since 2014, the detection and shooting countermeasures prepared almost every year have been only half effective in practice.



The metropolitan area was surrounded and one entered as far as northern Seoul, so if it was an attack drone, it could have hit our territory.



(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Park Jeong-sam)