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S. Korea tests drone taxi flight for first time in Seoul
this may sound like a scene from a sci-fi flick but flying drone taxis have become reality for the first time here in seoul a test flight event today demonstrated the technology that could be a common sight should the government reach its goal of commercializing the technology by 2025. i'm ji young who is there with propellers spinning an electric powered pilotless drone taxi took off into the sky of absol for the first time for a seven-minute test flight over the han river the ministry of land infrastructure and transport and solar metropolitan government jointly hosted an event […]
Korean army introduces training program aimed at expanding military drones
A couple of years ago, the South Korean military set up a unit to train with drones… researching a wide variety of uses for the machines, going beyond surveillance. The drone unit recently held a demonstration. Our Kim Ji-yeon was there and filed this report. If an enemy approaches… troops can dispatch drones like this to identify targets and even drops bombs to disable them. Until now, drones in the military were limited to surveillance and reconnaissance operations,… but now the hope is to use them in a greater variety of ways.. . through the drone training program at South […]