Soldiers at a southern base demonstrated to the IDF chief how a drone seized at the Sinai border could lift a man up in the air.
The Israel Defense Forces is investigating a new type of threat: a cross-border invasion by thousands of terrorists carried by unmanned aerial vehicles.
During a visit to a military post in the country’s south last month, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir was shown a drone caught crossing the Egyptian border. This drone, with two strong handles at the bottom, is capable of lifting up to 187 pounds, according to Channel 12 News. Footage from Zamir’s visit showed one of the soldiers grasping the UAV’s handles while the aircraft hovered above the ground, after which it lifted the soldier into the air.
Similar videos posted on social media show smugglers training on UAVs with similar capabilities, allegedly in Arab countries.