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U.S. expert North Korean drones “shaking the ROK-U.S. strategy, grasping the speed of response”

김종찬안보 2022. 12. 27. 13:55
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U.S. experts showed different gaps in their responses to the North Korean drone infiltration in their analyzes of the “message to shake South Korea’s U.S. strategy toward North Korea” and “understanding the speed of South Korea’s response.”
Ken Goss, head of the U.S. Center for Naval Analysis's (CNA) adversary analysis, said North Korea's drones continue to influence the US and South Korean calculations of the Korean peninsula, with North Korea's infiltration of "less provocative than missiles" in a variety of provocations to demonstrate provocations. It was analyzed that it shows that it has the ability to give and annoy.
Goss told Voice of America (VOA) on the 26th that “North Korea is capable of dangerous actions against South Korea if it wants to, and has the capacity to continue to influence and annoy South Korean and American calculations of security on the Korean Peninsula.” He evaluated the North Korean drone incident, saying, "North Korea may have chosen drone infiltration, which is 'less provocative than missiles', especially this time by showing off its various capabilities and adjusting the level of provocation."
Bruce Bennett, a senior researcher at Land Corporation, a military expert, told VOA on the 26th, “I am convinced that North Korea has more sophisticated drones than it did five years ago.” We have invested a lot in developing unmanned aerial vehicles, such as dispatching agents to
Researcher Bennett continued, "Russia's war with Ukraine demonstrates that even non-technological drones can cause great damage." "We weren't fully prepared for drone provocations," he said.
Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell, former brigadier general of the Air Force, said, “North Korean drones flew in areas with high air activity, especially Gimpo and Incheon.” It will be a test of the response of the South Korean side, including the US-ROK Combined Forces,” he told VOA.
From around 10:25 am on the 26th, North Korea launched five drones to invade South Korean airspace.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the North Korean drones were small drones of less than 2m, one flew to the northern part of the metropolitan area such as Seoul, and the other four flew around Ganghwa Island for about 5 hours. ", the official explained.
It is the first time in five years since June 2017 that a North Korean drone has invaded South Korean airspace.
U.S. experts showed gaps in their response.
Goss, director of the U.S. Navy's analysis bureau, focused on "North Korea testing the performance of unmanned aerial vehicles, such as reconnaissance capabilities and object carrying capabilities, and understanding South Korea's related defense systems and response speed," and a message to the United States.
Former Assistant Secretary of State Stilwell said, “If an unmanned aerial vehicle is within the territory or approaches a sensitive area, it can be shot down with firearms or anti-aircraft artillery. In addition to shooting down, it is a legitimate military response to interfere with communication between the UAV and the command post through a 'Jammer' that interferes with the use of communications or radar systems, and cause the aircraft to crash." "We put a lot of emphasis on high-frequency communication.
A researcher at Bennett Land Corporation pointed out that it was an "invasion of South Korean airspace," and said, "South Korea should come up with a plan to destroy North Korean drones through air defense systems or fighter jets."
At a cabinet meeting on the 27th, President Yoon Seok-yeol said, “Since 2017, efforts to respond to drones, training, and power building have not been properly conducted, and there has been no training at all. “We were planning to establish a drone unit to monitor and reconnoiter major military facilities in North Korea. Taking yesterday’s incident as an opportunity, we will speed up the installation of the drone unit as much as possible. will be strengthened," he said.

MBC said, "From around 10:25 a.m., the tracking of the North Korean drone was detected, and the fact was officially announced by the Joint Chiefs of Staff at 4:30 p.m., so it took about six hours until the official announcement." Since this operation was in progress, the military explained that they were concerned that the North Korean military would take another response in line with it if it was notified to the outside world. It seems that there is no choice but to come out,” he reported on the day.

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