Defense Tech
Hezbollah deploys fiber-optic FPV drones against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon
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Defense News·
Hezbollah has deployed fiber-optic FPV drones, jamming-resistant $300-$400 tethered UAVs locally manufactured with 3D printing, against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, demonstrating how Ukraine-war drone technology is proliferating globally.
Technical significance
Fiber-optic tethering defeats RF jamming, representing a low-cost countermeasure to electronic warfare. The use of 3D printing for rapid drone manufacturing signals a shift toward distributed, attritable unmanned systems production.