Lessons Israel still hasn't learned from the Ukraine war
On May 3, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the creation of a special counter-drone project, allocating 2 billion shekels ($670 million) for the initiative. His announcement came exactly one week after a Hezbollah drone killed…
Assessment
Israel's belated counter-drone initiative, ordered a week after a Hezbollah FPV drone killed a soldier, highlights a failure to adapt to battlefield innovations already proven in Ukraine. The fiber-optic drone's immunity to jamming was known since 2024, yet no preemptive action was taken. The question now is whether this project will close the gap before more lives are lost.