Suwon and 51st Division Use Drones to Prevent Terror and Disaster

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City and the 51st Division held a 'Demonstration of Building an Integrated Civil-Government-Military-Police Defense System Using Drones' on the 11th at 2 p.m. at Suwon World Cup Stadium.

The 51st Division, which oversees 11 cities in southwestern Gyeonggi Province, has introduced a multi-purpose surveillance and reconnaissance drone system in preparation for terrorism and disasters.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young of Suwon, Brigadier General Kim In-gun, Commander of the 51st Infantry Division, Park Hae-young, Vice Speaker of the Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly, and Kim Mi-gyeong, Chairperson of the Safety, Transportation and Construction Committee of Suwon City Council, along with approximately 300 participants from fire, police, defense advisory councils, and military officials attended.

The demonstration showed the use of drones in scenarios where enemies infiltrate the 204km coastline of southwestern Gyeonggi Province and during forest fires.

A live demonstration was also presented showing drones in action from the moment a terrorist plants explosives at the World Cup Stadium to the suppression of the situation.

The 51st Division plans to organize drone surveillance and reconnaissance teams under the regional reserve forces mobile units. To this end, 10 local governments, including Suwon City, provided budgets to support reserve forces development. In particular, Suwon City also provided budgets for establishing an integrated control system including an LTE-based video transmission system server.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young of Suwon said, "This was a meaningful opportunity to explore effective ways to utilize drones in protecting citizens during emergencies. We look forward to establishing a security system utilizing reserve forces and drones."

Brigadier General Kim In-gun, Commander of the 51st Division, said, "We will push forward with this project to protect the lives of citizens by utilizing commercial communication networks."