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When a North Korean drone invaded Seoul on the 26th of last month, the situation was not properly shared with the Capital Defense Command, and the preparation for enemy drones was not issued in time.

As a result of the military's self-inspection, it was revealed that the warning system between the 1st Corps and the Capital Defense Command was inoperative.



Kim Tae-hoon, a defense reporter, reports exclusively.



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As a result of self-inspection by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for nearly a month, it was revealed that there was a structural problem with the warning system that detects and disseminates drones.



The 1st Army Corps succeeded in capturing a North Korean drone at 10:19 on the 26th of last month.



UAV detection information should be automatically transmitted in real time from the 1st Corps to the Capital Defense Command through the air defense early warning system, but a key military official explained to SBS, "At the time, the air defense early warning system was cut off, so the Capital Defense Command did not know the situation of the UAV." .



Recognizing the problem, the military secretly restored the air defense early warning system between the 1st corps and the guards earlier this month.



In addition, the 1st Corps reported the situation of the drone to the upper unit Ground Operations Command and the Air Force Operation Command, the unit responsible for air operations, at around 11:00, 40 minutes after the first capture.



It is 11 minutes after the North Korean drone passed the no-fly zone for presidential security.



The Air Force Operations Command should have issued a 'crane', a readiness for enemy drones, even at this time, but it wasted an hour and issued it around 12 o'clock.



A key military official explained, "It took time because the drone was not caught by the Air Force's self-detection equipment."



Even after this self-censorship, suspicions remain that the drone had already returned to North Korea before the crane was issued and the Defense Minister reported.



It is known that the Joint Chiefs of Staff will not disclose the exact return time of the North Korean drone, and the controversy is expected to continue.



(Video coverage: Hwang In-seok, Video editing: Jung Sung-hoon, CG: Lee Jong-jeong)