North Korea announced the neutralization of a South Korean reconnaissance drone that allegedly violated the country’s airspace.
According to information from the Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), a spokesperson from the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) stated that the interception took place last week, on January 4th.
The South Korean drone was identified by KPA units moving northward in the sky over the Hado-ri area, Myeongsonggyeong, Ganghwa District, Incheon City.
When the drone was about 8 km inside North Korean airspace, the military neutralized it using electronic warfare equipment, causing it to fall 1,200 meters away in Muksan-ri, Kaephong District, Kaesong Municipality.
According to KCNA, the vehicle covered a total distance of 156 km, moving at an altitude of 100-300 meters at a speed of about 50 km/h for three hours and ten minutes.
It was reported that the drone was equipped with various surveillance devices. According to the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, the drone was intended to take photos of the main strategic objects of the DPRK.
As reported by the agency, two cameras mounted on the drone recorded videos of North Korean regions lasting 6 minutes and 59 seconds and 6 minutes and 58 seconds, respectively, just before the object was shot down.
In the drone’s wreckage, a *Pixhawk* series board and a video capture board with a *Samsung* 128GB MicroSD card were also found, along with a *FlySky FS-iA6B* 6-channel receiver operating at 2.4 GHz and a remote GPS module antenna.
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