South Korea to deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones
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South Korea to deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones

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South Korea will begin deploying drone-melting laser weapons designed to shoot down North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles this year. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration told AFP that the new laser weapons — dubbed the "Star Wars Project" by the South — are invisible and noise-free, require no additional ammunition, operate solely on electricity and cost only about 2,000 won per shot. The South's "ability to respond to North Korea's drone provocations will be significantly enhanced" by the laser weapons system, DAPA said in a statement. "Laser weapons have not yet been put to practical use worldwide, and further verification and more time are needed to determine whether they can be utilised as a practical weapon system," he said.

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