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South Korea keeps finding North Korean drones

September 16, 2014
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The drone appeared to have sustained heavy damage and did not contain a camera or a data storing device that had been found on previous drones. (Yonhap)

South Korean authorities are currently investigating what is believed to be another crashed North Korean drone according to Seoul’s Joint Chief of Staffs.

The wreckage was found just west of Baengnyeong island – the same location previous drones were found immediately following the artillery exchange between North and South Korea back in March of this year.  The drones are thought to be linked due to similarities in design and size.

The drone appeared to have sustained heavy damage and did not contain a camera or a data storing device that had been found on previous drones.
 
Continued discoveries of this nature may only speed up South Korea’s efforts to implement unmanned reconnaissance drones.  It has been confirmed that South Korea signed a contract with Northrop Grumman Corp. for approximately $817 million dollars in exchange for Global Hawk model drones in March.
 
In comparison to North Korea’s technologically crude drones that have so far only been used for allegedly gathering photo intel, Global Hawk drones are capable of carrying and operating sophisticated weapons from a remote location.
 
North Korea has denied their involvement with the drones found after the March artillery exchange, but have yet to comment about the latest discovery.