South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones

(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea has said it will begin deploying laser weapons systems designed to intercept North Korean drones which have caused security concerns in the South in recent years.

South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Programme Administration said it will deploy at least one anti-air laser weapons system called Block-I by the end of the year and more in coming years.