Israel armed drones with invisible bombs, the military disclosed the details, – Reuters
After being dropped, the new bombs are almost impossible to detect, as they do not create noise and smoke, while accelerating to the speed of sound, according to a source from the Israeli army.
Israeli combat drones can drop powerful and silent bombs that are very difficult to dodge. This was reported by the Reuters news agency, citing a high-ranking Israeli officer.
According to them, Israeli army drones are equipped with free-falling unguided (gravity) bombs that do not make noise or leave a smoke trail, making them difficult to spot and evade. The whole thing is that such bombs have neither power plants that make loud sounds, nor afterburners that burn fuel. According to the source, gravity bombs fall very quickly and can accelerate to the speed of sound.
‘No one will hear him, no one will see him coming,’ the source said.
As the military added, the drones themselves must fly at a very high altitude so that the enemy cannot hear the noise made by the propeller engines. When Israel waged war in The Hague in 2008-2009, the drones had to fly below the clouds or the cameras could not see the targets. As a result, Israeli aircraft could be heard from the ground and I lost the element of surprise.
However, the officer said that Israel is armed with Heron TP drones manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd, as well as Hermes by Elbit Systems Ltd. The Heron TP is the size of a passenger plane and is the heaviest UAV in the Israeli army’s fleet and can carry up to a ton of ammunition.
Sources say Israeli manufacturers are keeping the combat capabilities of their drones a secret because of the country’s Defense Ministry secrecy policy. According to one of the military, all deals for the sale of bomber drones are made directly between governments, so there is no need to disclose the characteristics publicly.
In July last year, Israel’s military admitted to using attack drones for the first time after 30 years of silence. The country’s authorities also lifted a ban on local media covering drone attacks.
In November, an Israeli general described drones used by air and artillery forces. Such drones return to base after striking and are different from the kamikaze drones that Iran says were used to attack targets in the city of Ishafan.
