Defense Ministry to suspend budget of drone command over underperforming drones The Ministry of National Defense said on Tuesday that it will tentatively suspend the Drone Operations Command's budget over a move to introduce more drones of the model that infiltrated North Korean airspace in 2024. 2026.3.3
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![National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik operates a drone during a visit to the 108th Mechanized Infantry Battalion of the 11th Maneuver Division in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi, on Dec. 26, 2025. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12612462.jpg?imageId=12612462&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A South Korean Army Apache helicopter flies above Goyang, Gyeonggi on May 25 during an anti-drone defensive exercise. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10243130.jpg?imageId=10243130&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)