US and South Korea deploy drone army in largest live-fire drill: photos

South Korea's military drones fly in formation during a South Korea-US joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon on May 25, 2023.

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South Korean and US forces began live-fire exercises simulating a "full-scale attack" from North Korea.

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South Korean and US forces said they were the biggest such drills to demonstrate their "overwhelming" military capability against the North's threats.

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Some 2,500 troops from the South and the United States took part in the exercise.

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Battle tanks maneuvered and fired their guns at targets, sending smoke, dust and shockwaves across the valley.

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A South Korean AH-64E Apache in action.

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Howitzers pound into a mountainside in Pocheon near the fortified border with North Korea.

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Visitors watch a South Korea-US joint military drill at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon.

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South Korea's K-2 battle tanks fire live rounds at Seungjin fire training center.

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South Korean air force F-15K fighters drop bombs.

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South Korea's K-2 battle tanks move into attack positions.

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Soldiers fast-rope from a KUH-1 Surion helicopter.

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K-2 battle tanks conduct live-fire maneuvers.

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South Korean army's multiple launch rocket systems fire upon targets.

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