The JCS said the aircraft was detected in northern Gyeonggi province on July 30 and was dealt with under standard operational procedures before being identified as a US training drone.
FujiiPontaSouth Korean military inspectors will visit an army corps on July 31 to review an incident in which troops nearly shot down an unidentified aircraft near the border with North Korea before determining it was a US drone taking part in a joint exercise, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.