National Interest: Israel is developing a dangerous weapon for future wars

The majority of the world’s armies tend to rely on drones to carry out military missions that vary from one army to another according to the size of the missions and the type of aircraft used, the most dangerous of which are the suicide drones.

While countries with limited use of drones depend on obtaining them from other countries, the countries that manufacture drones have become the weapon of the future, says a report on the drones, published by the National Interest magazine.

The report described the drones as the “weapon of the future”, on which major armies tend to rely heavily in order to achieve a quick victory with minimal human losses and minimal material costs.

The magazine says: “Achieving victory on the battlefields in the future may be dependent to a large extent on who owns the drones capable of inflicting the largest amount of losses on the other side”.

With the expansion of the use of drones and their development, there has become a type of weapon that combines the advantage of the drone in staying in the air and the advantage of guided missiles capable of accurately targeting the enemy, which is known as “Lighting Munition”.

These munitions can launch from their launch pad towards the target area, which is later challenged while in the air by means of the monitoring devices on board before being pounced and detonating with it, similar to guided missiles.

The magazine pointed out that the current decade will witness a great development in the use of drones and their upgraded versions, such as falling missiles that can target the enemy from a very close range while they are in the air.

What is the step of the drones?

The danger of drones lies in their ability to reach enemy targets more easily than the ability of large warplanes, especially for countries that do not have advanced air defenses that can confront them.

The danger of the drones increases with the emergence of the falling “Lightning Munition” missiles and the tactics of using them in swarms in a way that makes their complete interception almost impossible for the hostile forces.

What are the most prominent military operations that revealed the danger of drones?

In 2018, drones were used in an attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

In Syria and Iraq, ISIS was able to use drones against the international coalition forces.

What are Israel’s capabilities in the field of suicide drones?

The magazine says that the history of the use of falling munitions goes back about 3 decades, but they were less developed and bear different names, all based on the idea of ​​using a warhead on a drone that can fly around the target area until it is accurately identified and then pounce on it in a suicide mission to destroy it using warhead that is carry.

The magazine says that the Israeli army was using this type of weapon in the nineties of the last century to destroy enemy radars.

The idea of ​​using them was based on launching them in the air to deceive the enemy’s radars, which are trying to track them, so that they are detected and targeted by Israeli planes in massive attacks.

What are the most prominent manufacturers of military drones?

The list of countries that manufacture military drones includes Russia, the United States, Israel, China and Turkey, and Israel is one of the most developed countries in the field of suicide drones falling missiles.