While traditional aerial units provide surveillance and reconnaissance, the Sky Riders’ focus is on the immediate areas surrounding ground troops to which they are assigned, using low-flying drones.
Iran recently unveiled its new UAV named "Gaza," claiming it can reach distances of thousands of kilometers.
Indications from the IDF were that it traced back multiple drones that attacked Israel on Monday to the drone base in question.
The use of naval drones is an emerging technology. The US Navy, for instance, has experimented with a number of new naval drones in recent years.
Drones have been revealed as a central aspect of the future of warfare on battlefields from Iraq to Ukraine and in conflicts between countries such as Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Israeli intelligence identified a terrorist entering a Hezbollah structure in the Ayta ash-Shab region. Following this, fighter jets were dispatched to attack the building.
The report stated that the attack was carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and allegedly targeted specifically a vehicle.
The new UAV interception capabilities can be added to another recent addition in SPYDER - an upgrade tailored to defend against ballistic missile attacks.
During a raid on military infrastructure in the area, soldiers located rocket launchers, missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and explosives.
Rotem May-Tal, CEO of Asgard Systems, which specializes in military tech applications, spoke to Maariv about the innovative weapons in the war against Hamas.
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