The recent intrusion of UAVs from North Korea has exposed weaknesses in South Korea’s air defense umbrella and Seoul is trying to bring back an air surveillance blimp project to boost its coverage.
Category: UAV
North Korean UAV took pictures of South Korea’s Presidential office
A North Korea UAV that crashed in Paju, South Korea on Mar. 24 had taken 190 photos of the South Korean executive office and official residence of the President in Seoul.
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UCLASS could get tanker role
According to USNI News, the U.S. Navy is contemplating using the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) aircraft as an aerial refueling tanker.
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Global Hawk breaks endurance record
An RQ-4 Global Hawk from the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron broke the endurance record for a military aircraft by remaining airborne for 34.4 hours without air refueling.
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Possible North Korean UAVs crashed in South
Two mysterious unmanned aircraft crashed inside South Korea within a month and Seoul believes the UAVS came from the North.
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