SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean military deployed fighter jets in recent days in response to radar sightings of unidentified objects wrongly assumed to be drones from North Korea. On Wednesday morning, an unknown object was detected by radar, with the military scrambling fighter jets on standby to Incheon and northern Gyeonggi [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korean drones’ infiltrations into South Korea’s airspace this week have demonstrated a new layer of complexity in its national security posture that has focused largely on the recalcitrant neighbor’s missile and nuclear threats rather than such small, hard-to-intercept flying objects, analysts said Tuesday. The South’s defense authorities were [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the National Geographic Information Institute on Monday unveiled high-precision satellite images and the process of making high-precision maps. Drones play an important role in land surveying. The introduction of exclusive drones mounted with high-resolution cameras has contributed to improving both precision [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Sunday it had hosted a series of drone shows at the Han River Park in Yeouido, Seoul last Saturday in celebration of the release of the new MoodUp refrigerator. The shows were held at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. for 10 minutes, during which 1,000 [...]
JEJU, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones are being deployed by beaches in the southern resort island of Jeju as the newest members of their lifeguard teams. The Jeju provincial government announced that it was deploying hydrogen drones capable of flying longer than two hours at Hamdeok Beach on Monday to monitor hazardous zones in real-time. The [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience chains said Wednesday they plan to introduce limited drone delivery services in selected stores in leisure destinations, as competition to provide faster deliveries heats up. BGF Retail, the operator of CU convenience stores, said Wednesday it will start offering drone deliveries from its store in the [...]
BUSAN, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones are being abused to infringe upon the privacy of others. The Busan District Court Eastern Branch sentenced a 39-year-old man to eight months in prison last week for a sexual offense. The defendant was accused of flying a drone from an apartment in the southern port city of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s biggest carrier, has developed a new solution that uses multiple drones to inspect the external condition of an aircraft. This solution will replace the work of mechanics who are required to climb up to a height of 20 meters for manual inspection. Korean [...]
JEJU, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju was designated a special drone zone in February by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and since then drones have been playing an important role in various search activities on land, but also at sea. The Jeju Coast Guard and the Seoguipo [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a South Korean drone maker, said Thursday that it has signed a preliminary deal with local drone solution provider AIRON Corp. to push for official development assistance (ODA) projects with drones. Under the deal, the two companies plan to provide hydrogen-propelled drones to developing countries [...]