The Korea Times
Last month, I discussed how the use of drones and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the wars in Ukraine and Iran. While no two conflicts unfold in exactly the same manner, South Korea’s ability to integrate drone technologies into its military capabilities is becoming an essential component of maintaining deterrence against North Korea. In the current conflicts, Russia and Iran have turned to drones as both a replacement for and complement to ballistic missiles, using them to strike not only military targets but also civilian infrastructure. In Ukraine, both Russia and Ukraine have entered a period of rapid innovation in drone capabilities as the technology has become central to the conflict. The use of drones as an offensive tool has increased in both Ukraine and Iran for reasons of efficiency. Drones are significantly cheaper than traditional ballistic missiles. Russia’s Iskander‑M short‑range ballistic missile — similar to the KN‑23 that North Korea has provided to Moscow — costs between $2 million and $3 million to produce. Older legacy systems such as the Sov
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