Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.
North Korea has test fired what appeared to be a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Oct. 2, demonstrating what an analyst estimates as a range capability of possibly more than 3,000 km (2,000 mi.).
SEOUL—The South Korean defense ministry said it will develop a laser weapon for destroying small drones. The system will be able to destroy drones of 10–20 kg (20–40 lb.) weight at a range of several kilometers (more than 1 mi.), an industry source said. Hanwha will make the prototype, the ministry said, adding that its own Agency for Defense Development (ADD) would lead work on the system, the Laser Air Defense Weapon Block 1.
