(Forbes) Paul Iddon - On its Golan Heights frontier with Syria, field intelligence battalions of the Israel Defense Forces are using an increasing number of drones. Battaliion commander Yotam Gillon said, "We use them every day, sometimes even twice or three times a day, to collect intelligence." Similar units are focused on Gaza and Lebanon. Troops carry small drones that they can quickly launch for scanning their immediate surroundings, which significantly increases their ability to identify potential threats. Gillon anticipates that his troops will soon get small loitering munitions to use for neutralizing enemy combatants in close-quarters fighting.
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