S.Korea Develops Suicide Combat Drone
South Korea has developed a prototype self-destructing drone capable of precision attacks on North Korean coastal artillery batteries or rocket launchers. Military authorities expect to deploy it warfare-ready in 2016 once it has been honed and tested. Korea Aerospace and Industries unveiled the drone, dubbed 'Devil Killer,' in Seoul on Thursday. Developed jointly by KAI, Hanyang University and Konkuk University, it has a 1.5 m fuselage and a 1.3 m wingspan and weighs 25 kg. Foldable wings make it easy to support.The drone can fly at a maximum speed of 350-400 km/h and strike a target within a 40 km…
(Choson Ilbo)
South Korea has developed a prototype self-destructing drone capable of precision attacks on North Korean coastal artillery batteries or rocket launchers. Military authorities expect to deploy it warfare-ready in 2016 once it has been honed and tested. Korea Aerospace and Industries unveiled the drone, dubbed 'Devil Killer,' in Seoul on Thursday. Developed jointly by KAI, Hanyang University and Konkuk University, it has a 1.5 m fuselage and a 1.3 m wingspan and weighs 25 kg. Foldable wings make it easy to support.The drone can fly at a maximum speed of 350-400 km/h and strike a target within a 40 km…
(Choson Ilbo)