Saturday, April 12, 2014

South Korea Displays The 3 North Korean Drones That They Have Retrieved In The Past Few Weeks



Pictured For The First Time Together: South Korea Displays The Three DIY Drones With Basic Cameras Strapped To Them That Came Straight From Kim Jong-un -- Daily Mail

* Three small and basic drones were found in South Korea in recent weeks
* South Korea says they are highly likely to have been sent by North Korea
* Although drones are rudimentary, South says they must be taken seriously
* The most-recent aircraft to crash was found in mountains near Samcheok
* It was equipped with a cheap and simple Japanese-made Canon camera

South Korea has displayed for the first time all three DIY drones that have landed on its soil in recent weeks, adding that tests suggest they are highly likely to have been built and sent by North Korea.

Wreckage from each of the crude and decidedly low-tech drones was displayed during a press conference by South Korea's Agency for Defense Development in the city of Daejeon this morning.

Last week South Korean experts said that although the drones were fitted with simple Nikon and Canon cameras that are available to purchase on the internet for just a few hundred dollars, they underscore a new threat from North Korea that must be taken seriously.

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More News On South Korean Concerns Over North Korean Drones

South Korea Says More Evidence Drones Came From North -- Wall Street Journal
South Korea: Evidence of Drones Points to North Korea -- Voice of America
S. Korea says N. Korea sent three drones for spying -- Global Post/Yonhap news Agency
S. Korea says evidence points to N. Korea being behind drones -- Kyodo News Agency
Drones' GPS data point to N. Korean origin -- Yonhap News Agency
Investigation of drones’ origin not 100% certain -- Korea Joong Ang Daily
South Korean investigators believe recently crashed drones from North Korea -- Arirang News
North Korea likely used drones for spying, South says -- Stars and Stripes
South Korea deploys British radar to combat drones from the North -- The Telegraph
Reputed North Korean drones worry officials in the south -- Washington Post