The Institute of Advanced Technology and Sciences (KAIST \u2013 Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology) recently announced the refinement of a limited-range electromagnetic pulse (EMP \u2013 Electromagnetic Pulse) technique for the targeted shooting down of drones, even within densely populated areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to KAIST, this particular technique comes to eliminate the risks of causing damage to electronic devices and systems that are located at a short distance from the target drone, or are located between the electromagnetic pulse emitting weapon and the target. This is the biggest problem, the major limitation, of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) emission systems available today. Their operation not only destroys the electronics circuits of drones flying in an area, but also the circuits of electronic devices and systems located in it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their use is therefore limited and is done under specific conditions, since it easily causes “collateral losses” in populated areas, or in areas that may also affect friendly systems. Through KAIST’s technique, the specific operating characteristics of different drone electronics can be identified. Among other things, it provides the possibility of identifying the frequency of receiving their control signal and, by extension, the emission of an electromagnetic inactivation pulse (EMI – Electromagnetic Interference) and destruction of their electronic circuits at that specific frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consequently, if both friendly and enemy drones operate in the same area, through the KAIST technique they can be immediately identified by the different frequencies of receiving their control signals and only the hostile ones can be shot down through safe identification! For now, KAIST’s system utilizing the new technique has been successfully tested by shooting down drones within a radius of 10 meters (32 feet). Efforts made by KAIST are now focused on increasing the effective radius of the system, which in turn is judged to be of vital importance to the defense of South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be clarified here that KAIST’s involvement in the development of the new targeted EMI technique arose in response to the entry of North Korean drones and UAVs into South Korean airspace, culminating in the detection of five such drones on December 26, 2022. violation of South Korean airspace was repeated by a larger number of North Korean drones and UAVs on January 5, 2023, even forcing the South Korean Air Force and its Army to take off F-15K fighters and KA-1 trainer\/light attack helicopters, as well as AH helicopters -64D Apache and AH-1 Cobra respectively, to shoot them down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which ultimately could not be done, as debris had to be avoided in densely populated areas. It is noted here that the goal of the South Korean armed forces is to shoot down North Korean drones and UAVs, after their safe recognition and identification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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