Global Security · Direct source
South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence minister All of South Korea’s military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said. “All soldiers should be able to use drones like a second personal firearm,” Ahn Gyu-back, who heads the defence ministry in Seoul, said on Friday. Continue reading...
- Time
- 26 Jun 2026, 08:04 CEST
source time - Source
- The Guardian - World
- Trust
- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- United States, WHO, UN, EU
All branches of the military will be taught how to use technology that has become a ‘game changer on the battlefield’, says defence minister All of South Korea’s military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said. “All soldiers should be able to use drones like a second personal firearm,” Ahn Gyu-back, who heads the defence ministry in Seoul, said on Friday. Continue reading...
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South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’
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- Timestamp and original URL are captured: 26 Jun 2026, 08:04 CEST.
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- The visible source is The Guardian - World.
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