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IDF troops improvise solutions as Hezbollah’s ‘simple’ drone threat grows

New York Post·Jewish News Syndicate·about 1 month ago
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In the absence of a technological and operational response to Hezbollah’s latest drone threat, Israel Defense Forces troops in Southern Lebanon are improvising solutions to deal with the danger. Among other measures, soldiers are deploying nets designed to trap the drones before they explode on troops and vehicles. But some of these nets are improvised and do not necessarily get the job done. It should be noted that the latest threat involves first-person view (FPV) drones. These are relatively simple, low-altitude aircraft similar to commercial types that can be bought online. Some of these drones are guided via fiber optic cables, making them effectively immune to electronic jamming. Soldiers are deploying nets designed to trap the drones before they explode on troops and vehicles. IDF/GPO/SIPA/Shutterstock These “simple” drones can be lethal.…

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