Updated
Updated · Haaretz · May 9
Israeli military faces gaps after Hezbollah drones wound soldiers
Updated
Updated · Haaretz · May 9

Israeli military faces gaps after Hezbollah drones wound soldiers

12 articles · Updated · Haaretz · May 9
  • Several soldiers were injured over the past week by Hezbollah fiber-optic-guided attack drones, which Israeli electronic warfare systems cannot jam.
  • The attacks highlighted unresolved weaknesses in frontline protection, despite the defence establishment having identified possible countermeasures for the drone threat.
  • Experts have warned for two years that Hezbollah's systems pose a persistent danger, but effective defences have still not reached Israeli troops.
With two years of warnings, why was Israel's high-tech army unprepared for Hezbollah's low-cost drones?
As unjammable drones spread from Ukraine to Africa, are we entering a new era of asymmetric warfare?