South Korean Army showcases AI-guided drones and robots in live combat drill
At Yangpyeong, the South Korean Army used AI-based decision support to coordinate reconnaissance drones, a mortar strike and suicide drones in a simulated battle.
The Army TIGER+ integrated combat drill at the Yangpyeong General Training Ground displayed a full spectrum of AI-enabled operations. Nineteen reconnaissance drones of nine types streamed live imagery to a command post, where an AI decision-support tool recommended fire missions that the battalion commander authorized, prompting a 120 mm mortar launch. Three grenade-laden suicide drones followed, striking a simulated troop cluster.
Unmanned reconnaissance vehicles and engineering drones surveyed a mock minefield before attack drones suppressed enemy trenches. A K21 armored vehicle carrying a manned-unmanned squad advanced, launching a first-person-view drone against another target, while anti-drone systems and the Cheongwang laser weapon neutralized incoming threats. The exercise concluded with transport drones and unmanned ground vehicles delivering supplies, illustrating the Army’s goal of a one-operator-multiple-system framework.
Why it matters
It reveals South Korea’s push to integrate AI and unmanned systems, shaping future battlefield tactics.
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