South Korea Plans to Train 500,000 Drone Warriors

South Korea announced plans to train its entire 450,000-strong military to operate drones as a second personal weapon.

South Korea wants every soldier flying a drone, not just specialists

South Korea plans to train its entire military, roughly 450,000 active-duty personnel, to operate drones as easily as a personal firearm.

What the drone-warrior plan actually includes

This is not just a slogan about training.

How the rollout works in numbers

Officials were careful to clarify that not everyone gets a drone, even for training.

The supply-chain problem that could stall everything

The hardest constraint is not doctrine.

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