In the air, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) now execute more than 80% of total Israeli Air Force flight hours, operating on autonomous flight paths and independent reconnaissance loops.
Before Lochem human planners struggled to synchronize fuel loads, munition types, and flight trajectories in real-time, often resulting in sequential rather than simultaneous strikes that allowed adversaries to react.
For detection and verification, the Corps deploys advanced UGVs such as the Talon and newer indigenous platforms equipped with dual-spectrum ground-penetrating radar, multispectral cameras, and nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) sensors.
The strategic importance of this capability cannot be overstated, as it eliminates the vulnerability of fixed launch sites and allows attacks from any direction.
This capability was accelerated by combat data from Gaza and Lebanon, proving that robotic wingmen can significantly reduce casualties in ambush-heavy environments. By Hezy Laing
The Spike Firefly (known in Hebrew as Maoz). is considered one of the world’s first tactical loitering munitions designed specifically for infantry.
While USVs can easily deploy, they generally cannot return to a moving “mother ship” autonomously because the final approach requires millimeter-level precision to avoid catastrophic collision.
While fighting in Gaza, Amar observed a lethal contradiction: soldiers are trained from day one never to remove their hands from their rifles, yet modern drone warfare forces them to do so to operate joysticks or tablets.
Under the IDF’s “Hoshen” five-year plan (2026–2030), robotics deployment is set to expand dramatically across land, sea, and air domains.
Andros robots, were originally developed in the United States by REMOTEC, but they became heavily customized by Israeli engineers to handle urban booby-traps during conflicts in Lebanon and the First Intifada.
Besides the IDF, several foreign militaries use the system. The Hellenic Army, Colombian Air Force, and Czech Republic’s Integrated Intelligence Directorate, all use Aris VISION for border surveillance and counter‑terror monitoring.
The system was developed after multiple incidents in which medics reported that they often treated wounded fighters without knowing whether they had allergies, chronic conditions, previous injuries or implanted medical devices.
Although the Dror was short‑lived and never produced in large numbers, its historical significance is substantial because it marked the beginning of Israel’s indigenous arms industry and proved that Ta’as could design and manufacture automatic weapons under clandestine conditions.
By Hezy Laing Over the past year, the Israel Ministry of Defense has undertaken one of the most extensive light‑tactical modernization efforts in IDF history,
Countries such as Mexico and Colombia have used Traysar’s subterranean detection and rapid‑excavation systems to counter cartel‑built smuggling tunnels.
In Israel, the Arad is used operationally by Yamam, the national counter‑terror unit; Yahalom, the elite combat‑engineering formation; Lotar, the IDF’s hostage‑rescue school; and select teams within Shayetet 13, Israel’s naval commando force.
The Uzi submachine gun has become a lasting symbol in popular media, often used to signal elite security forces, covert operations, or fast‑paced urban action.
Five European countries already own Israeli air defense systems and several more are in negotiations to buy them.
Roem 360 consists of dozens of small quad‑rotor and fixed‑wing drones that operate as a single distributed intelligence network, with each drone performing a different battlefield role.
Iron Beam will handle short‑range, high‑volume threats such as quadcopters, loitering munitions, and small rockets, while Iron Dome will focus on longer‑range projectiles, complex ballistic trajectories, and targets requiring missile‑based interception.
