Countermeasure Strategies for North Korea’s Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Threat through SWOT Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present a response strategy to North Korea’s small unmanned aerial vehicle threat. Recently, attacks by drones in terrorism or war using commercial drones are increasing day by day, and there are two cases in which North Korea has infiltrated drones. North Korea’s small unmanned aerial vehicle response strategy was presented through a SWOT analysis. While the strength of the military is the establishment of the drone operations command and active public-private-led research on anti-drone technology, the weakness is that the system for responding to small drones in North Korea is insufficient. The opportunity factor of the external environment is that developed countries are strengthening the response capability of small unmanned aerial vehicles, and the threat factor is that the use of commercial drones in terrorism and war is rapidly increasing. The response strategy is to expand the role of the drone operation command, develop a response system that combines domestic anti-drone technology with advanced science and technology, require periodic joint air defense training using existing forces, and prevent illegal drone flights, laws and regulations need to be overhauled. Follow-up research on artificial intelligence and energy weapons that can be applied to the anti-drone system also requires attention.