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Seoul Decides to Develop Drones to Monitor Border With North Korea

© REUTERS / Kim Hong-JiA tourist hangs a ribbon bearing messages wishing the unification of the two Koreas on a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea
A tourist hangs a ribbon bearing messages wishing the unification of the two Koreas on a barbed-wire fence at the Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea - Sputnik International
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South Korea Armed Forces will develop unmanned aircraft in 2017 to patrol the demilitarized zone separating the country from North Korea, a local television channel reported Thursday.

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TOKYO (Sputnik) — According to the KBS channel, Seoul military experts hope that the use of drones will help to significantly reduce cases of soldiers wounded by mines.

Commercial production of the drones is scheduled for 2024, the media reported.

In spite of their long-standing armistice, South and North Korea remain legally at war, as no peace treaty was signed after the 1950-1953 Korean War.

In late October, South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced that she would increase military spending to counter the possibility of North Korean hostilities.

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