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After the serious drone incidents, South Korea begins to drastically increase its defense spending



Seoul has deployed military jets and helicopter gunships to chase down a flock of birds believed to be intruding North Korean drones.

South Korea said on Wednesday it plans to increase its military spending by 331.4 trillion won ($261 billion) over the next five years, an annual average increase of 6.8%. “In order to create a striking military force, we prioritize the allocation of resources to improve our defense forces,” the Ministry of Defense said.

The ministry released its mid-term budget draft for 2023-2027, which includes an increase in spending from 54.6 trillion won to 57.1 trillion won next year and 76 trillion won in 2027. The budget must be approved by the parliament.

South Korea relies on a three-pronged defense system consisting of the Kill Chain preemptive strike system, the Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD), and the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR) strategies.

The draft came to light two days after North Korea sent drones over the border for the first time since 2017, prompting a show of force from South Korea. South Korea’s military has been criticized at home for its weak response to the crash of a fighter jet on takeoff.

Five North Korean UAVs crossed into its neighbor’s territory

Several drones, presumably belonging to North Korea, crossed the inter-Korean border without permission and penetrated as far as Seoul, the South Korean Ministry of Defense announced. The South Korean military fired warning shots and then took steps to track them down and destroy them in a way that “does not harm civilians.”

However, despite firing about 100 rounds to shoot down just one of the drones, they still failed to hit it, according to the Korea News Agency. One drone eventually returned to North Korea after flying over Seoul, and the other four were simply lost to radar, so nothing is known about them.

A major challenge during the operation was said to be that the UAVs changed their flight paths and altitudes and were near areas where civilians were present. South Korea’s defense ministry called the intrusion of North Korean drones into the country’s territory a “clear provocation” and promised a firm response.

Recently, North Korea has conducted missile tests. This year alone, Pyongyang has launched ballistic missiles 38 times. Some South Korean officials believe that these tests were intended to push American forces off the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s ruling party leader Chung Jin-suk said Pyongyang plans to drive out US forces once and for all with “nuclear warheads and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.”

Birds have been mistaken for UAVs

A day after the incident, when South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff apologized for the military’s performance and vowed to “aggressively” mobilize its forces against the drone threat, Seoul deployed military jets and helicopter gunships in pursuit of a flock of birds that had been shot down by an intruder. they looked like a North Korean drone.

According to South Korean media, the military even warned the public to take all necessary precautions, but the threat was ultimately assessed as a “disturbing flock of birds” rather than a North Korean drone. Still, the Air Force followed the swarms for about three hours, deploying fighter jets and helicopters.

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