South Korea to deploy ‘StarWars’ laser weapons targeting North Korean drones

A North Korean guard post (top) on the North side of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) is seen over a South Korean military fence (bottom) from the border city of Paju. - Photo: AFP

SEOUL: South Korea will deploy laser weapons to shoot down North Korean drones, becoming the world’s first country to deploy and operate such weapons in the military, the country’s arms procurement agency said on Thursday (July 11).

South Korea has called its laser programme the “StarWars project”.