The Zionists’ recognition of Hezbollah’s air defense power

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, after the downing of the advanced “Hermes 900” drone of the regime army Zionism by Hezbollah, the media and experts of this regime started to analyze Hezbollah’s air defense power by quoting sources affiliated with the Israeli army. Succeeded in shooting down an Israeli Kukhau UAV (Hermes 900). This is the first time that this has happened, and the downing of the Hermes 900 by Hezbollah is a reminder of the fact that the drones of the Israeli army are not invincible. In this context, the Hebrew newspaper Ha’aretz acknowledges and emphasizes Hezbollah’s air defense capabilities. Kurd said these capabilities would allow Hezbollah to shoot down Israeli drones, and the Hermes 900 was not the first Israeli drone shot down by Hezbollah. This party had previously succeeded in shooting down another advanced drone of the Israeli army of the “Hermes 450” type in February.

This Zionist media reported that Hezbollah’s air defense system is a combination of heavy fire and shoulder-launched missiles. “Strela 2” and “Igla” that can intercept targets at medium and high altitudes.

The Haaretz reports further state that the missiles that Hezbollah has can reach the heights that Israeli drones such as the Hermes 900 can reach. They fly and arrive. Fabian Hentz, an expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said that Hizballah has not yet revealed its capabilities in the field of air defense and its possession of long-range anti-aircraft systems.

On the other hand, sources The Zionists announced that Hezbollah has advanced anti-aircraft systems that can intercept targets at a range of tens of kilometers and a height of 15 kilometers or more, and these systems are a great threat to Israeli drones such as the Hermes 900.

Haaretz continues to The characteristics of the Hermes 900 UAV pointed out that it shows the importance of Hezbollah’s operation in shooting down this UAV. According to Haaretz, this UAV was officially used by the Israeli army in 2014. This drone has a long range and ability to fly and continuously monitors the areas it passes through. Hermes 900 is an advanced drone equipped with advanced cameras including electro-optical and thermal lenses and laser sensors. This drone has the ability to listen to all types of wireless devices using special equipment (pods) and can disrupt the operation of these wireless devices and electronic warfare systems. Support for Gaza recently managed to shoot down an advanced drone of the occupying regime army called “Hermes 900” and also released the images of this operation.

This is a medium-sized multi-purpose drone with high flight endurance. which was designed and developed for medium-altitude tactical missions in Israel’s “Elbit Systems” company.

This UAV has equipment that allows it to perform many activities, including intelligence operations, assistance to the ground forces, and accurate photography of It provides the infrastructure.

Hermes 900 can sustain 30 hours of flight time and has multi-mission capabilities over the horizon with a payload capacity of 450 kg. Among its weapons features, it can be mentioned that it is equipped with 4 guided missiles with a range of 10 km. The maximum speed of Hermes 900 reaches 220 km/h, but its cruising speed is 112 km/h. The flight ceiling of this UAV is 9144 meters, and its propulsion is provided by the Austrian Rotax 914 four-stroke turbocharged engine with 110 horsepower.

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