Osan Drills Target North Korea’s Growing Drone Threat

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Some 50 miles from the border with North Korea, U.S. and South Korean forces recently executed their first counter-drone defense drills targeting medium-sized systems, which the North Korean military has has prioritized based on Russia and Iranian models.

Airmen, Soldiers, and Marines conducted exercise Dragon Flight from Aug. 2-6 at Osan Air Base,…