UAV / UCAV - Drohnen

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Auch in der IDF gewinnt der Einsatz von Kleindrohnen zunehmend an Bedeutung.

Military revolution: Suicide drones are now killing most Hamas terrorists, IDF says
The IDF said that the "Atalef" bat suicide drone is now widely available within the ground forces, without any need to ask for special help from the air force, in order to kill Hamas terrorists.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defens...cle-866166

Etwas mehr Hintergrund zur Israelischen Drohnenindustrie:

IDF issues tender for 5,000 Israeli-made attack drones
11 Mar, 2025

So far, about 25 Israeli drone suppliers that work with the Ministry of Defense have registered for the tender, including Xtend, Robotican, Tehiru, CopterPix and Dronix. The favorite to win the tender is considered to be The Bat, attack drone made by Petah Tikva-based Dronix. The Bat, a four-bladed drone, can fly a distance of up to 5 kilometers or up to 15 minutes, wth a payload of a thermal camera and explosive charge weighing up to 2.7 kilograms.

Another favorite is Xtend from Ramat HaHayal in Tel Aviv which has already equipped the IDF and the US Pentagon with its Scorpio attack drones. Xtend achieved the feat by becoming the first company in the US to receive approval to operate an armed suicide drone. The company has an existing training and feasibility demonstration system to reduce the training time for drone pilots - from months to a few hours. However, winning the Israeli tender will require it to remove the secure digital communications infrastructure it developed and install analog communications instead, based on the Chinese equipment requested by the Ministry of Defense.

Another company that bid for the tender is Tehiru, which has made two proposals; one taking into account the analog communications dictated by the tender, and the other with encrypted digital communications in an Israeli format. Another Israeli drone in the category is Omer-based Robotican's Rooster. The drone can carry 300 grams of cargo and hover for up to 12 minutes at a time, and Sapir also intends to compete by downgrading its advanced drone, the Viper 300, which can fly 5 kilometers and stay in the air for 20 minutes, to meet the tender's terms.

https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-idf-i...1001504284

IDF to buy millions of dollars worth of first-person view drones from XTEND
20 August 2025, 3:02 pm

The Defense Ministry says it will procure millions of dollars’ worth of first-person view (FPV) drones for the IDF Ground Forces from Israeli firm XTEND.

The drones will be delivered in the coming months “alongside comprehensive training and instruction programs provided by the company,” the ministry says.

A source tells the Globes newspaper that XTEND will supply some 5,000 FPV drones, at an estimated cost of NIS 3,500 per unit, making the cost of the company’s tender-winning bid around NIS 20 million.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_e...rom-xtend/

Das sind Stückkosten von weniger als 1000€. Man beachte auch die Geschwindigkeit der Entscheidung.