North Korea's 'Drones' Are Basically Toy Planes

A crashed unmanned drone is seen on Baengnyeongdo, an South Korean island near the border with North Korea in a picture released by Yohnap on April 1, 2014. A South Korean military inquiry into a drone found on a border island has concluded that North Korea flew the unmanned aircraft to conduct reconnaissance missions, a media report said.

South Korea recovered the unidentified drone that crashed on one of its border islands on the same day that North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire across their disputed maritime boundary. Yonhap said the shape and size of the drone found on Baengnyeong island was similar to this one recovered on March 24 near the northern city of Paju, close to the land border with North Korea.

A crashed drone found on March 24, 2014 in Paju, north of Seoul.

A crashed drone found on March 24, 2014 in Paju, north of Seoul.