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Israel must treat Hamas's drone smuggling as a national security threat - opinion

On a tour of the Negev, I learned that the threat is not just the smuggling of weapons over Israel’s borders via drones – some of which can carry 150 kilograms of arms – but the drones themselves. 

View of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026; Illustrative.
IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights.

Dozens of drones entered Gaza Strip over recent months, fears Hamas could use in attack - report

A DJI Mini 3 drone flies above the ground on February 8, 2026 in Radstock, England.

Israel Shipyards launches AREONOUS to hunt FPV drones with autonomous net-launching kits

Illustrative image of a drone

Why Lebanon’s deadliest tool still dominates, and the path to stopping it runs backward - opinion


In a first, Israeli general opens up about IDF use of armed drones

The armed drones not only provide Israel with additional firepower but also allow for quick detection and attack against targets.

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Morocco, Thailand to procure Israeli drones

BlueBird Aero Systems describes the ThunderB VTOL as a “robust, innovative and versatile” system that can be used for “long-range, covert, real-time day and cooled-IR stabilized payloads.”

AN ISRAELI drone patrols the skies over the Gaza Strip.

Israel might use armed drones in West Bank counter terrorism operations

Two IDF commanders underwent training to operate an air force assault command center that monitors and controls armed drones for operational use.

A SKYLARK drone is thrown by an IDF soldier during a military exercise in southern Israel in 2013

Why Israel waited until now to reveal armed drones - analysis

Israel is part of this world of armed drones, and less ambiguity will possibly improve Israel’s drones, not reduce their effectiveness. 

 View of a new security drone in Efrat, in the West Bank

What are the killer drones in Israel’s arsenal?

Israel's worst-kept secret was announced on Wednesday evening. These are the four main attack drones used by the IDF.

THE HERON TP or Eitan, one of the IAI Heron series which the company says has ‘accumulated 400,000 operational hours. It services the Israeli Air Force and Navy, as well as more than 20 customers worldwide.’

Israel downs three Hezbollah drones flying toward Karish gas rig

Gantz warned that Israel is prepared to defend its infrastructure against any threat.

 London-based Energean's drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022. Picture taken May 9, 2022.

Israeli F-35 downed Iranian drones on their way to Gaza last year

Mission is the first known interception of UAVs by the fifth-generation F-35 in the world. Israel was one of the first countries to use advanced US fighter jet in combat.

An Israeli Air Force F-35 flies during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel, June 27, 2019.

Pizza is just the beginning: Israel’s drone delivery aims for the sky

Israel is conducting large-scale testing for the creation of a national drone network for commercial deliveries, medical transport and urban air mobility.

Drones fly above Hadera in a test of Israel's drone delivery network project

Drones and navigation systems: 'Ghost' is moving the IDF to the next level

Multi-Domain is "a unit with the manpower of a battalion, but the firepower of a brigade"

An Israeli soldier observes as a military drone takes off.

IDF drone targeted by anti-aircraft fire over southern Lebanon

The IDF claimed that the drone completed its mission as planned.

IAI Heron UAV