The defence agency said the Block-I system is capable of launching precision attacks on small incoming drones and multi-copters.
South Korea has said it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones which have caused security concerns in the South in recent years.
“We face North Korea on our doorstep and its drones pose present threats to us, so that’s why we’ve been aiming to build and deploy laser weapons soon to cope with them,” an agency official said.He said other countries like the US and Israel are ahead of South Korea in laser weapons technology, but their primary focus has been on higher-powered laser guns that can shoot down incoming ballistic missiles.
Lee Illwoo, an expert with the Korea Defence Network in South Korea, expressed doubts about how effectively South Korea can use its laser weapons as its anti-air radar systems are not advanced enough to detect North Korean drones well. Pyongyang has periodically flown drones across its heavily fortified border with South Korea for several years, in what observers have called tests of South Korean readiness.
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