
War Zone also tells how the Israelis have developed a project for a new drone for high-altitude missions, capable of remaining operational for nearly 24 hours, with features that make it barely visible to radar.
The existence of a secret Israeli drone, referred to as the RA-01 and used for covert missions, has emerged from an unauthorized leak of US intelligence documents, which have now been posted all over social media.
Israel's possession of at least a pocket fleet of long-range stealth drones, capable of gathering intelligence and possibly carrying out strikes, is so eminently logical that it's a little strange if they never followed through. such a skill.
Israel is home to an extensive and often pioneering unmanned aviation industry, and drones of this type would be well suited to support the country's ongoing standoff with Iran. During a major Israeli operation to strike targets in that country, they are likely to play an indispensable role as well.
it seems that CNN is considering some leaked documents about Israeli preparation to attack Iran as authentic https://t.co/4VNzL3Jn2L
— ben-reuter (@benreuter_IMINT) October 20, 2024
Interesting for me is that apart from the "RA-01" drone an ALBM named "Golden Horizon" is mentioned.
The ALBM "Rocks" was known for some time pic.twitter.com/kovQqDU5W5
In the newspapers, devoted to possible preparations for retaliation in Iran, there is a mention of the unknown unmanned aircraft that sources identify with the acronym RA 01.
The War Zone website as well as other specialized media reports that the IDF has developed a vehicle now stationed at the Ramon base in the Negev desert. Satellite images have highlighted the presence of two protected structures in the northeastern sector. And that would lead one to think that they are designed precisely to accommodate a particular vehicle.
War Zone also recalls how the Israelis have developed a project for a new drone for high-altitude missions, capable of remaining operational for nearly 24 hours, with features that make it barely visible to radar. One of the many models the industry has developed over decades: in the 1982 Lebanon war, the Israelis used a small plane to breach Syrian defenses in the Bekaa Valley, an operation that was very successful and paved the way for a massive. role for this component.
Now that the authenticity of these documents has been confirmed, there's a critical detail that demands attention:
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 20, 2024
"The Israeli Air Force (IAF) continued covert UAV operations from 15 through 16 October. According to imagery analysis, Israel's covert UAVs enable long-range,… https://t.co/YcSNaHf2Pw pic.twitter.com/ycgSFHOuzg
The fact that RA 01 is included in the two US "confidential" files might lead one to believe that the Air Force has already used it in the past for activities involving Iran and its many allies in the East Middle. Flights to collect data on specific targets, to "test" the surveillance network and perhaps even to launch attacks. In fact, there were several reports of intrusions by unidentified aircraft, and some observers had suggested the use of a new "apparatus".
The United States has also been involved in espionage raids on the territory of the Islamic Republic, but things have not always gone smoothly: in December 2011 the RQ 170, also known as the Beast of Kandahar (because it was photographed here for the first time), fell in Iran almost intact and Iranian technicians made a copy of the Pasdaran, but Hezbollah and the Houthis in Yemen have also demonstrated their ability to use kamikaze drones effectively. They are not sophisticated, but they pierce the defense.
Finally, experts emphasize two aspects.
First, the top-secret documents released by the US talk about the Rocks (known) and Golden Horizons (unknown) long-range missiles unless it is a simple change in name: they are weapons that can be launched at case of attack. Second ,
there is always a margin of uncertainty associated with the "fog of war", incomplete information or even moves to confuse the observer./Pamphlet
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