HWASEONG, South Korea: In a South Korean rice field, the teenage world drone-racing champion is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet’s fastest and highest-tech sports. Military missionLike other young South Korean men achieving global success, from pop stars BTS to Spurs striker Son Heung-min, compulsory military service weighs on his path. South Korea remains technically at war with nuclear-armed North Korea, and all able-bodied South Korean males must spend around 18 months in the forces before they turn 30. South Korea's 555,000-strong military is heavily outnumbered by North Korea's 1.28 million troops. “The drone units' monitoring mission is basically based on controlling a drone with a camera live feed, which is the same for drone racing,” the coach said.

Source: The Star April 05, 2021 02:00 UTC