First-person-view attack drones tested by U.S. Marines in South Korea
NewsAugust 07, 2026
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea. U.S. Marines completed the service’s first series of live-fire first-person-view attack drone flights in South Korea using Neros Archer systems for anti-armor and antipersonnel strikes, the Marine Corps announced in a statement.
The training involved Marines from the 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion on July 30 and the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment on Aug. 5, the statement reads.
The Neros Archer has an effective range of about 20 kilometers and is intended to give small units an organic precision-strike capability beyond the range of conventional squad-level weapons, the Marine Corps says.
The exercise evaluated the use of attack drones in offensive and defensive scenarios while also testing procedures for live high-explosive operations.
The 4th Marine Regiment coordinated with the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth Army, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, and South Korean partners to establish airspace and safety procedures, according to the statement.
The Marine Corps says the training is intended to support additional joint and allied first-person-view drone exercises in the region.
