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IDF says it downed Hezbollah drone that entered Israeli airspace amid major drill |
2022-05-18 |
[IsraelTimes] Military says air control units tracked the aircraft ’throughout the incident’; model appears to be commercially available Chinese-made quadcopter Israeli troops downed a drone belonging to the ![]() ![]() , the Israel Defense Forces said. The incident occurred as the military was holding a wide-scale monthlong drill called Chariots of Fire. During the past week, the exercise focused on training for fighting on Israel’s northern front, including against Hezbollah. On Tuesday, the military will be holding one such exercise in the northern city of Haifa. A statement from the Israel Defense Forces said air control units tracked the unmanned aircraft "throughout the incident" before taking it down. A picture of the drone released by the military showed a small quadcopter that appeared to be a commercially available model manufactured by Chinese company DJI. It did not specify how it was brought down as it entered Israeli airspace. "The IDF will continue to operate in order to prevent any attempt to violate Israeli illusory sovereignty," the statement said. There was no immediate statement from Hezbollah or affiliated media outlets on the drone downing. |
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