Yangpyeong:The Army has recently conducted training exercises focusing on unmanned technologies, including drones and robots, aiming to enhance the survivability of troops in future conflicts.

According to Yonhap News Agency, these drills took place on Wednesday at a training center located approximately 55 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercises are part of an effort to strengthen the Army's capacity for multidomain operations and improve operational efficiency.

The initiative is part of the "Army TIGER plus" project, which seeks to modernize the armed forces in response to demographic changes and evolving security challenges. The goal is to equip all Army units with manned-unmanned teaming combat systems capable of conducting multidomain operations by 2040.

Currently, two pilot units are operational under this project, with plans to expand to 12 units by 2030, leading to full implementation. During the media-disclosed drills, troops collaborated with unmanned systems in various exercises, such as drone and counter-drone warfare and integrated operations using surveillance drones and unmanned reconnaissance vehicles.

The Army also demonstrated a laser-based anti-drone air defense system, called Cheongwang, which successfully intercepted an enemy drone. Additional systems, like an air defense gun and missile system, and a vehicle-mounted counter-drone system, were used to neutralize simulated drone targets.

A combat team comprising unmanned assets, including the Korea Combat Engineer Vehicle (K-CEV) equipped with AI-based remote control systems, surveillance drones, and four-legged walking robots, was deployed to clear a simulated minefield, ensuring a safe path for advancing troops.