WATCH: IDF chopper downs Hezbollah drone headed for Ben Gurion airport
Israeli air defense systems are able to intercept a variety of drones, rockets, and even ballistic missiles.
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.