IDF drone

Quality over quantity: Unified systems are future of drones - opinion

The greatest future value of a military drone will not come only from how well it flies. It will come from how well it connects.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByLT.-COL. (RES.) OFIR AVRAM

AeroSentinel G2 drone in active operation, providing real-time aerial intelligence in complex environments.

View of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, near Ma'ale Adumim, in the West Bank, on May 19, 2026; Illustrative.

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.

JULY 11, 2026|ByDAVID M. WEINBERG

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

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.

JULY 1, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV

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

The system can operate across several ranges, from 50 km for protecting airports and bases down to 200 meters as a soldier-portable system to protect maneuvering forces at their staging areas.

JUNE 30, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

IDF drone targeted by anti-aircraft fire over southern Lebanon

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

FEBRUARY 3, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Hezbollah drone downed by IDF on Lebanon border

The drone identified remained under IDF surveillance during the incident and did not pose danger to IDF troops or nearby civilian areas.

NOVEMBER 10, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL

Israeli drones in Azerbaijan raise questions on use in the battlefield

Israeli “loitering munitions” or what are called “kamikaze drones” reportedly make up a portion of Azerbaijan’s arsenal.

OCTOBER 1, 2020BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

AN AZERBAIJANI soldier greets people who gathered on the roadside in Baku, Azerbaijan, September 26, 2020

US military to employ next generation Israeli drone technology

Skylord, a drone system that can easily integrate with various platforms is intended to be used by soldiers operating in hostile environments and even by first responders.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020ByDANIEL NISINMAN

New drone unit opens in the IDF’s secretive Unit 9900

Unit 9900 is responsible for gathering visual intelligence including geographical data from satellites and aircraft.

JUNE 19, 2020ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Head of Military Intelligence Maj-Gen. Tamir Heyman in the field during the opening of the unit on Wednesday

Hamas shoots at IDF drone, may have downed it - Palestinian report

Hamas claimed that it succeeded in shooting down an Israeli drone in the northern Gaza Strip, according to Al-Arabiya.

NOVEMBER 4, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE

A drone is seen over the border between Israel and Gaza in June

IDF identifies Iranian officers behind Hezbollah's secret missile project

Israeli military identifies Iranian officers behind clandestine missile project; Lebanese government held responsible for project despite being unaware of it

AUGUST 30, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM