SKorea to use laser missiles vs NKorea

(UPDATE) SEOUL — South Korea will start deploying drone-melting laser missiles to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles of North Korea, the country's arms procurement agency told AFP Friday.

The new laser weapons — dubbed the "StarWars Project" by the South — are invisible and noise-free, require no additional ammunition, operate solely on electricity and cost only about 2,000 won ($1.45) per shot, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).