Sources said that at least some of the methods of defense from drones that were tested successfully involved kinetic shoot-downs. Despite the claimed success, no defense officials would confirm a period of months, not even six months off, for a date when the new systems would be reliable and operational on a wide basis.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said "in the near term," but top defense officials have been using such non-committal catch-phrases for well over half a year, including periods of time when Hezbollah drones repeatedly struck and killed Israelis. Pictures that were publicized appeared to show a somewhat long-distance heavy machine gun anti-aircraft gun, with some similarities to the Vulcan anti-aircraft system the IDF used for decades until the 1980s. (Read More)
