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북한의 신형 전략 무인기 '샛별-4형', '샛별-9형' 분석과 시사점

Analysis and implications of North Korea's new strategic drones 'Satbyol-4', 'Satbyol-9'

  • 투고 : 2024.01.03
  • 심사 : 2024.01.31
  • 발행 : 2024.03.31

초록

21세기의 주요 전쟁에서 드론은 감시정찰을 넘어 정밀타격 또는 자폭공격, 인지전 등의 목적으로 지상 및 공중은 물론 해상 및 수중으로 그 영역이 확장되고 있다. 이러한 드론은 다영역작전을 수행할 것이며 이를 위해 자율화 수준을 향상하고 High-Low Mix 개념에 기반한 확장성을 강화하는 등의 발전을 이어 나갈 것이다. 최근 드론은 세계의 주요 전쟁에서 주요한 수단으로 활용되고 있으며 향후 게임체인저(Game-Changer)로 진화할 개연성이 충분해 보인다. 북한 또한 오래전부터 정찰 및 공격드론을 운용하기 위해 상당한 노력을 기울여 왔다. 북한은 근래에 들어 드론을 활용한 도발을 지속하고 있고, 그 능력도 점차 고도화되고 있다. 또한, 최근 새로운 전략 드론의 등장으로 이를 활용한 북한의 대남 감시정찰 및 조기경보 능력 확보와 새로운 유형의 도발 등 전·평시 위협이 강화될 것으로 보인다. 이에 이번 연구에서는 북한 전략 드론의 능력을 분석하고 운용 양상을 예측하여 시사점을 제공하고, 이후 우리 군의 드론 전력화 및 대드론체계 솔루션 등 종합적인 전략 수립에 대한 활발한 후속 연구가 이루어지길 바란다.

In major wars of the 21st century, drones are expanding beyond surveillance and reconnaissance to include land and air as well as sea and underwater for purposes such as precision strikes, suicide attacks, and cognitive warfare. These drones will perform multi-domain operations, and to this end, they will continue to develop by improving the level of autonomy and strengthening scalability based on the High-Low Mix concept. Recently, drones have been used as a major means in major wars around the world, and there seems to be a good chance that they will evolve into game changers in the future. North Korea has also been making significant efforts to operate reconnaissance and attack drones for a long time. North Korea has recently continued to engage in provocations using drones, and its capabilities are gradually becoming more sophisticated. In addition, with the recent emergence of new strategic Drones, wartime and peacetime threats such as North Korea's use of these to secure surveillance, reconnaissance and early warning capabilities against South Korea and new types of provocations are expected to be strengthened. Through this study, we hope to provide implications by analyzing the capabilities of North Korea's strategic Drones, predicting their operation patterns, and conducting active follow-up research on the establishment of a comprehensive strategy, such as our military's drone deployment and counter-drone system solutions.

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