Korea Develops Own GPS-Guided Bomb
South Korea has developed its own bombs guided by global positioning devices so they can hit hidden targets as far as 100 km away.
The GPS-guided bombs are designed to take out North Korean artillery positions concealed behind mountains.
A GPS-guided bomb hits a target at a test site on the western coast. /Courtesy of the Agency for Defense Development
Each costs W100 million (US$1=W1,056), which makes them significantly cheaper than guided missiles, the Defense Ministry said Monday.
englishnews@chosun.com /
Jan. 15, 2013 11:15 KST
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