South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed Tuesday to strengthen the military's surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, saying this week's drone infiltration by North Korea revealed how South Korea's military readiness and exercises have been "greatly lacking" over the years.
"We had been planning to establish a drone unit to carry out surveillance and reconnaissance operations on North Korea's key military facilities, but in the wake of yesterday's incident, we will move up the drone unit's establishment as much as possible," Yoon said during a Cabinet meeting.
Yoon also voiced regret that the National Assembly slashed the government's proposed budget for anti-drone operations by 50 percent next year, saying he will work to convince the Assembly to increase the amount. "We will strengthen our surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities by introducing advanced stealth drones," he said.