Israeli tanks mobilized outside Gaza in view of a possible land invasion have been fitted with “cages” to protect them from drones, a security modification widely used in Ukraine and it appears to be multiplying in a new conflict, he writes in an analysis of the Washington Post.
Israeli tanks mobilized outside Gaza have been adapted with overhead cages to protect against attack drones, a safety modification widely used in Ukraine that appears to be proliferating in a new conflict. https://t.co/nJU3Ci5QO8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 18, 2023
The Post published images showing Israeli vehicles with modified covers, the purpose of which is to protect the soldiers inside from any explosives dropped by drones, the Jerusalem Post also notes, citing the American publication.
On rigolait de l’armée russe avec leur cage anti-drone. Tsahal fait de même contre les drones kamikazes ou munitions rodeuses. Le point faible des chars est la partie haute de la turretle.
Je crois que c’est l’armée syrienne qui a inventé cette technique pour contrarer les drones… pic.twitter.com/tblGddT0LS— Restitutor Orientis (@restitutorII) October 16, 2023
“My hypothesis is that the attacks by Hamas gave the Israel the push to install the cages more broadly,” Mark Cancian, senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the Post.
Isolated appearance but we have our first Israeli Merkava Mk.4 equipped with a cope cage (left). pic.twitter.com/1860QRi4LK
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) October 16, 2023
“It was probably something they thought about beforehand, since everyone is following the war in Ukraine closely.”
Source: News Beast

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