Is it literally just a drone with a wired connection to the controller? How does that even work? Doesn’t that make for a very limited range?
Is it literally just a drone with a wired connection to the controller? How does that even work? Doesn’t that make for a very limited range?
I can only go on what is reported. I also don’t think it’s something so guerrilla as winding motors, but a mixture of smuggling and repurposing. To your point there are several[1] reports[2] of busting European drone smuggling networks destined for Lebanon.
At the same time Hezbollah makes their own claims such as this propaganda video they released of their drone manufacturing facilities, and an article with some more context.
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/news-bulletin-reports/784852/hezbollahs-drone-supply-key-components-sourced-from-europe/en ↩︎
https://www.newsrael.com/posts/ag6hnmf48gf ↩︎