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This article offers a detailed look at South Korea's deployment of laser weapons to counter North Korean drones, highlighting the strategic implications for regional defense and the technological advancements in South Korea's military capabilities.

Summary

  1. South Korea has called its laser programme the ‘StarWars project’.
  2. The drone-zapping laser weapons are effective and cheap.
  3. The weapons have been referred to as a battlefield game-changer.
  4. Their implementation follows five North Korean drones crossing into South Korea in December.
READ: South Korea to deploy 'StarWars' laser weapons targeting North Korean drones

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