Drone-catching drones armed with nets could be used to bolster security at this week’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

South Korea is deploying a fleet of drone-catching drones to bolster security at this month’s 2018 Winter Olympics.

Police will use the drones to drop nets on dangerous-looking unmanned aerial vehicles approaching the Olympics grounds in Pyeongchang.

The Games, which start Friday, are expected to draw 35,000 spectators, with a host of world leaders including US Vice President Mike Pence set to attend.

Officials are concerned that terrorists could use rogue flying machines to disrupt the two-week event by carrying bombs toward crowd members or athletes.

As well as no fly-zones over all Olympic grounds, members of the Games’ 60,000-strong security team will be equipped with special drone-detection radar.

But teams of personnel will also use specially-adapted multi-rotor drones that carry nets to smother and disable rogue unmanned aircraft.

Similar security gadgets were demonstrated by Japanese police in 2015, though it is unknown how effective they would be in the field.

Deployment would involve a skilled drone pilot going after vehicles that enter the no-fly zone in what could turn out to be a long period of aerial cat and mouse.

South Korea’s drone fleet forms part of an impressive security force amassed by officials to counter possible terror attacks, drone strikes and hostage situations.

Korean officials have spent the last few weeks drilling the 60,000-strong security team, which includ es 50,000 soldiers, for every eventuality.

In anticipation of drone-based attacks, officials are  prepping anti-drone artillery, including a ‘radar gun’ which causes pilots to lose control.

Security forces have also been training with shotguns specifically designed to shoot down drones.

A press photo recently released by the Korean National Counter Terrorism Centre shows a soldier equipped with an anti-drone shotgun during a practice drill.