IAF helicopter intercepts Houthi drone over southern Israel
Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched around 40 surface-to-surface missiles and 320 UAVs toward Israel, according to the IDF.
Since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched around 40 surface-to-surface missiles and 320 UAVs toward Israel, according to the IDF.
The Houthis had launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv on Saturday, which resulted in a direct impact and injured 16 people from flying shrapnel.
Earlier this month, a Houthi drone hit a residential high-rise building in the central Israeli city of Yavne, northeast of Ashdod.
The IDF has been hunting Hezbollah terrorists down, with a new report saying several Hezbollah members were captured in the last few days.
Drones allow the IDF to track and adapt to any situation based on real-time information, saving soldiers’ lives and preventing damage to military equipment.
Israeli air defense systems are able to intercept a variety of drones, rockets, and even ballistic missiles.
Since October, the Houthis have launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.
Hezbollah launched multiple drones at the Israeli Navy’s Shayetet 13 commando base, in which no injuries or damages occurred.
Hezbollah is beginning to use FPV small attack drones to target more precisely with a smaller chance of them getting intercepted.
The UAV posed no threat to Israelis residing along the border with the Hamas-ruled enclave, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
IDF expands deployment of anti-missile system that can swiftly neutralize Hezbollah, Hamas drones and aerial threats.
The IDF downed this drone crossing from Lebanon into Israeli airspace, Dec. 20, 2022. Credit: IDF.
Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 unmanned aerial vehicle. Credit: Elbit Systems.
The commanders will be trained to use Elbit’s Hermes 450 (known as Zik in Hebrew), according to The Jerusalem Post.