# South Korea to train half a million military personnel to become ‘drone warriors’

> All of South Korea’s military forces will be trained as drone operators in a sweeping overhaul of its warfare strategy, the defence minister has said.

- **Source:** [Theguardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/26/south-korea-drone-warriors-military-training?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a402f66d2e4a413fa9a33b3)
- **Published:** 2026-06-27
- **Category:** Drones
- **Tags:** #drone
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a402f66d2e4a413fa9a33b3

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