The Israel Defense Forces’ biggest drone, the passenger plane-sized Heron TP, can carry munitions and has an effective payload of almost a ton.
The military claims that Israeli armed drones can carry up to a ton of ammunition and deploy gravity bombs, which are difficult for adversaries to anticipate or escape because they fall silently and without sound.
Israel’s Drone Uses Free-Falling Bombs
In July, Israel revealed that it has armed drones in its arsenal after more than 20 years of secrecy. An Israeli official described the two corps’ air force and artillery that use the systems in battle in November.
These drones are remotely flown and can drop bombs or conduct surveillance before returning to their base. They are separate from the kamikaze drones that Iran said were used in an attack on a defense plant over the weekend in Isfahan; Israel has chosen not to comment on the incident.
A senior Israeli military officer who briefed Reuters said the fleet of armed drones comprises the smaller Hermes and the Heron TP, both of which are produced by Elbit Systems Ltd.
The official claimed that the former was the heaviest drone that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has that can carry munitions, with an effective payload of roughly a ton.
According to what industry sources describe as a Defense Ministry secret policy, Israeli manufacturers do not advertise publicly the armed capability of their drones.
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How Deadly Is It?
Due to the sensitivity of the situation, the officer requested that his identity not be disclosed. He asserted that any sales of bomb-capable drones would occur between nations, so removing the need for publicity.
The officer claimed that all drone weaponry is manufactured in Israel Free-falling objects can approach the speed of sound. These bombs would not be equipped with propulsion systems that produce the audible noise and visible smoke characteristic of gasoline afterburners.
The officer refused to explain the weapons in detail, noting only that, in the event of an attack by an armed drone, no further information would be provided No one will hear it, and no one will anticipate it.
Nonetheless, this would necessitate a height at which the drones’ propeller engines are inaudible from the ground.
Drones may be audible during winter battles, as in Israel’s in Gaza in 2008–2009, due to the fact that their targeting cameras require them to be flown below the clouds.
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