Lebanon’s Hezbollah Deploys New “Hard-to-Detect” Drone for First Time
(MENAFN) Lebanon's Hezbollah unveiled a sophisticated new stealth drone in combat for the first time Monday, launching a swarm of at least 40 unmanned aerial vehicles toward northern Israel in one of its most significant aerial escalations to date, Israeli media reported.
An Israeli public broadcaster reported that one of the newly deployed drones — equipped with an optical guidance system engineered to resist electronic warfare countermeasures — crashed in the settlement of Kiryat Shmona.
The broadcaster revealed that only a fraction of the incoming drones were successfully intercepted, with the remainder reaching their intended targets and inflicting severe damage on the ground.
According to the broadcaster, the new platform is capable of evading radar detection, maneuvering inside structures, carrying payloads of up to 5 kilograms of explosives, and covering dozens of kilometers — making it among Hezbollah's most formidable aerial weapons to date.
The drone deployment accompanied a broader wave of Hezbollah strikes announced earlier Monday, with the group claiming attacks on Israeli troop concentrations, command posts, and military installations across northern Israel and southern Lebanon.
The escalation unfolds against a backdrop of deepening regional conflict sparked by the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, which has claimed more than 3,300 lives since Feb. 28.
Weekend face-to-face negotiations between Washington and Tehran in Pakistan — the first direct talks between the two sides — collapsed without a breakthrough, further dimming prospects for a near-term resolution.
Amid the turmoil, Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to convene their first direct meeting on April 14 in Washington, DC, in a US-brokered effort to secure a ceasefire and open a formal channel for peace negotiations.
An Israeli public broadcaster reported that one of the newly deployed drones — equipped with an optical guidance system engineered to resist electronic warfare countermeasures — crashed in the settlement of Kiryat Shmona.
The broadcaster revealed that only a fraction of the incoming drones were successfully intercepted, with the remainder reaching their intended targets and inflicting severe damage on the ground.
According to the broadcaster, the new platform is capable of evading radar detection, maneuvering inside structures, carrying payloads of up to 5 kilograms of explosives, and covering dozens of kilometers — making it among Hezbollah's most formidable aerial weapons to date.
The drone deployment accompanied a broader wave of Hezbollah strikes announced earlier Monday, with the group claiming attacks on Israeli troop concentrations, command posts, and military installations across northern Israel and southern Lebanon.
The escalation unfolds against a backdrop of deepening regional conflict sparked by the US-Israeli offensive against Iran, which has claimed more than 3,300 lives since Feb. 28.
Weekend face-to-face negotiations between Washington and Tehran in Pakistan — the first direct talks between the two sides — collapsed without a breakthrough, further dimming prospects for a near-term resolution.
Amid the turmoil, Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to convene their first direct meeting on April 14 in Washington, DC, in a US-brokered effort to secure a ceasefire and open a formal channel for peace negotiations.
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