Drone

Inside the IDF push to deploy smarter, faster robots across the frontlines

From robotic bulldozers to hybrid drone‑rovers, the IDF is rapidly expanding its autonomous ground fleet.

Robotican's Rooster hybrid robotic drone platform
A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet during an exercise, March 28, 2023; illustrative.

F-15 pilot saw Iran's 'jellyfish' drone formation when jet was shot down during Epic Fury - report

UVision's Hero 90 loitering munition, also known as suicide drone

Israeli drone maker UVision targets $3.5 billion Nasdaq listing

A FURY drone sits inside the Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility, operated by Anduril, in Ashville, Ohio, U.S. March 19, 2026.

Anduril Industries explores Israel entry as defense-tech expansion accelerates


IDF to invade deeper into Lebanon, begin operating beyond Yellow Line to deter Hezbollah drones

All of this occurs as the world expects the Trump administration to soon reach a ceasefire with Iran, which will likely impose a fuller ceasefire on the IDF versus Hezbollah.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 29, 2026.

Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows - report

Hezbollah used an FPV drone equipped with night vision or thermal technology in a strike that wounded two IDF soldiers, KAN News reported.

A screenshot from Hezbollah footage of a drone attack on Israel; illustrative.

Fiber-optic drones require Israel to recalculate its course - opinion

After three years of warnings from the Ukrainian battlefield, Israel must establish a national task force and deploy a multi-layered defense before the threat spreads to every front

Footage released by Hezbollah claims to show an attack on an armored personnel carrier, carried out in Qantara, Lebanon, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on April 28, 2026

Liberman warns of explosive drones reaching Israeli cities, Hamas financier on trial

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman gives press conference at the Knesset, Monday March 16, 2026.

IRGC claims it shot down MQ-9 reaper drone, fired at F-35 and intel drone over Iranian airspace

The IRGC added that it reserved the "legitimate and definite" right to retaliate against any ceasefire violations by the US, state media reported.

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015.

Deadly Hezbollah drones could reach Jerusalem, Tel Aviv if gov't doesn't act, Liberman warns

According to Liberman, the government must “come to its senses” and make “real decisions” rather than continue what he described as an unclear military approach in the North.

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

Israel must end the dangerous illusion of deterrence on the northern border - editorial

While Israelis were told that deterrence had been restored after airstrikes on Hezbollah and that Hezbollah understood the price of escalation, the reality in the North tells a different story.

Israeli soldiers take position as civilians take cover during a Hezbollah attack near the Israeli border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 19, 2026.

IDF strikes city of Tyre in southern Lebanon following surge in Hezbollah drone attacks

Tyre is in the south of the country, the absence of the IDF in that area allows Hezbollah to launch attacks from there.

An Israeli Air Force fighter jet flies over central Israel amid the ongoing war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah, March 12, 2026.

Israelis are paying a heavy price for the IDF's restraint in Lebanon - analysis

As the October 7 massacre so painfully illustrated, sometimes the price of inaction is greater than the risk of action.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a house was hit by an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon in Metula near the Israeli-Lebanese border, May 25, 2026.

Hezbollah drones target northern Israel for hours, slam into Metula home

Later on Monday, the region experienced several drone intrusions within approximately one hour. As a result, there were two reported shrapnel falls in Shomera. 

An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.