Elbit Hermes 450 drone at the Israeli Air Force exhibition held in Ramat David AFB on Israel’s 69th Independence Day, 2 May 2017, by Wikimedia used Oren Rozen.
On June 13, an Israeli Hermes 450 was spotted while conducting what appears to be an armed patrol along the separation line with South Lebanon, the main stronghold of Hezbollah.
Ali Shoeib, a reporter of Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV and al-Noor Radio, shared a close up image of the drone that was carrying two large pods under its wing. According to Shoeib, the drone flew over the settlements of Metula and Kfar Giladi for more than three hours.
طائرة تجسس “إسرائيلية” معادية من نوع “هيرمس” تحلق فوق الأراضي المحتلة المحاذية للحدود مع لبنان في أجواء مستعمرتي “المطلة” و “كفرجلعادي” منذ ثلاث ساعات . pic.twitter.com/JygrFAPz9J
— علي شعيب || Ali Shoeib 🇱🇧 (@alishoeib1970) June 13, 2021
The pods appeared to be different in shape from the external fuel tanks usually installed on the Hermes 450LE [Long Endurance] variant. The pods are also larger than electronic warfare and intelligence systems which were spotted before on this type of drone.
A Hermes 450 drone was spotted with similar pods over the Gaza Strip in 2014. Back then, sources told The Aviationist blog that these were “firing pods” for a light missile, most likely the Israeli-made Mikholit.
On March 31 2018, a Hermes 450 drone carrying at least four Mikholit missiles crashed in South Lebanon. The crash confirmed that the drone has combat capabilities.
The Mikholit small diameter guided missile which was designed to be launched from drones is one of Israel’s best kept military secrets. The specifications of the missiles are unknown but most open sources suggest that it is linked to the Israeli Nimrod missile, which is guided with semi-active laser. The missile was used during the last battle in Gaza.
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Israeli drones are apparently still conducting armed patrols along the separation line with South Lebanon despite recent threats by Hezbollah. Earlier this year, the Lebanese group fired a missile at an Israeli drone that crossed into Lebanon’s airspace.
The worst drone I have ever seen…….
Chairman Mao once said he didnt care about the color of a cat if it catched mice well.
But You are right, its no beauty.
Ya es hora de que la milicia de Hezbola del Líbano incorpore sistemas antiaéreos Rusos e Iraníes, pueden ser los sistemas Pantsir S1, Thor, o alguno de los similares de Irán, ya que no se puede permitir la violación permanente del espacio aéreo del Líbano por parte de Israel, ya que usan el espacio aéreo para lanzar ataques sobre todo el eje de la resistencia!!. Por lo tanto es necesario ponerle un punto final a esta situacion.
Lebanon soon or later must buy air defense systems, from Russia or Iran, or even China. Speaking of China, they are eyeing Lebanon to be part of their road and belt initiative, the Chinese I believe made a deal with Lebanon to use one of Lebanon port and now after that event last year in Lebanon, words going around that China wants to rebuild the port and help Lebanon eco as well.
It is funny how the way is clear for China to take the power…the G7 achieve nothing but saying shit at each other BTW, they fight for a matter of facts. Biden attacked British ape and Australian ape the same time and etc etc
Also, let me be more clear for those who are under the age and don’t understand anything yet, and they think they are funny kids. By “China eyeing Lebanon” I mean they are making decisions to put more money into Lebanon, and already they do have a great friendship with each other but Chine also sees the bad apples in Lebanon as well.
BTW, if war breaks out there wouldn’t be much of Zion left…Lebanon with Iran locked all Zion military sites and they send rockets and ground everything in Zion State, remember during a war no one care about human or rules, they fight Zion as well so there is that, they are not humans in the first place.
Most of that is crap. You kind of expect most Lebanese are with with Russia, Iran etc.
They are not. The few productive ones, where not a single one is Hesbollah, are trying to emmigrate or at least stay somewhere else.
Most of them are you stupid Nazi bitch. Hezbollah is growing and growing within Lebanon, it is a fact and that is thanks to Zion pigs. You can ignore it all you want kiddo I don’t care what you want to believe. Facts are facts. I have seen your comments before, I’m not going to talk to a stupid ass kid. Read what you said…you point in the air and saying believe me…no thank you I’m not buying shit from you.