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Gen. Lee Bo-hyung said during a panel at the UMEX defense conference on Jan. 22 in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHowever, since every branch has their own area of responsibility, when it came to operational and strategic deployments, there were some limits as to how we conducted our missions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea officially established the command in September in the wake of North Korea\u2019s intrusion on Dec. 26, 2022, which included the entry of one enemy system into a no-fly zone near the presidential office in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Korean military at the time earned much criticism for having failed to intercept and shoot down the drones. Following the incident, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to rapidly boost the country\u2019s drone-related capabilities and readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bo-hyung said one of the quickest and most effective moves to that end was creating a joint unit that could entirely dedicate itself to specific drone operations, both defensive and offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince North Korea is significantly increasing their military capabilities, including nuclear threats, it is important for our Joint Chiefs of Staff to have a reliable, joint unit that can conduct these types of missions,\u201d he said. \u201cWe aim to have an operational and strategic balance at the command; we conduct reconnaissance as well as strike, electronic warfare and psychological warfare operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The unit is based in Pocheon, near the inter-Korean border, and falls under the control of the Defense Ministry and the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman. It is the first joint combat unit to be composed of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, according to a Korea Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreatimes.co.kr\/www\/nation\/2024\/01\/113_358325.html\">report<\/a> that quoted a previous military statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In line with the new command\u2019s doctrine, all missions must now include mobile counter-drone capabilities for detecting and classifying enemy unmanned aircraft. The unit is also tasked with standardizing the education curriculum of the country\u2019s different military branches as well as setting safety standards about the deployment of forces, Bo-hyung said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA great number of countries around the world are interested in deploying their drone forces as early as possible, so we suggest that they can look at our case as an example and could create something similar,\u201d Bo-hyung added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, South Korea\u2019s drone-focused reorganization comes against the backdrop of an increasingly hostile stance by the North. 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