US Marines have conducted their first publicly disclosed live-fire exercise using first-person view (FPV) drones on the Korean Peninsula, carrying out precision strikes during joint training in South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported on Thursday.
The drills took place at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in Pocheon, about 30 kilometres south of the Demilitarized Zone, separating the two Koreas.
The Marines launched six FPV drone strikes, all successfully hitting mock barracks located about 900 metres away.
FPV drones, widely used in the Russia-Ukraine war, are remotely operated using goggles and are designed to destroy targets by crashing into them.
