The IDF intercepted a Hezbollah fiber-optic suicide drone over a jeep-mounted net. The drone carried an anti-tank warhead adapted from a Milan missile, with an 1.8 kg shaped charge effective against soft targets but less threatening to Merkava tanks and Namer APCs.
A Hezbollah fiber-optic guided suicide drone was intercepted on Thursday evening by an IDF defensive net deployed on a HMMWV jeep. According to the security channel Abu Ali Express, the drone carried a 1.8 kg shaped charge warhead adapted from a second-generation Milan anti-tank missile — a hollow charge with an estimated penetration capability of 800–1,000 mm of homogeneous steel.
The assessment by the same source indicates that while such a warhead is lethal against a soft-skinned vehicle like the HMMWV in the field, it is less effective against Merkava tanks or Namer APCs. The use of a fiber-optic guidance tether, noted by the Israeli source as 'Presamiga,' suggests Hezbollah continues to field drone systems designed for precision strikes against Israeli military vehicles.
This event comes as part of a wider pattern of low-signature attacks along the northern border, occurring against the backdrop of emerging US–Iran understandings that Hezbollah has explicitly endorsed. The deployment of jeep-mounted interception nets reflects an IDF tactical adaptation to the growing drone threat.
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