Korea Overseas Information Service,
The Defense Ministry plans to develop sophisticated unmanned fighter jets equipped with a radar-evading stealth function by 2020, a state-run defense agency said on Saturday.
In a report to the National Assembly, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD), affiliated with the ministry, said it has started developing radar-evading stealth technology on its own in order to apply it to next-generation fighter jets.
The ADD also said it is developing an artificial intelligence-based Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) to deploy the state-of-the-art aircraft in the country by 2020.
The United States and other developed countries are developing the robotic airplanes, finding and attacking targets by themselves, but none are in use currently. X-45As of the U.S. are expected to enter service with the U.S. Navy and Air Force in five years or so.
The ADD said it has already spent a total of 6 billion won ($6 million) in developing stealth technology, including radar-wave absorbing paints and paneling.
The radar-evading technology will also be incorporated into the nation
