Israel Blew Up Iranian Weapon Caravan With a Joystick
Written by: Aaron Katsman | March 30, 2009
Who says video games cant prepare you for real life? Faced with Iranian weapon convoys traveling through the Sudan on their way for Gaza and the Hamas, Israel took out a joystick, sent up a couple of Hermes 450 UAVs unmanned drones, and scored a direct hit on the entire convoy. Can you say Free Game?
According to Ynet: “According to the Sunday Times, Hermes 450 drones attacked two convoys, killing at least 50 smugglers and their Iranian escorts. One source claimed they were accompanied by giant Eitan UAVs, which have a 110ft wingspan, similar to that of a Boeing 737. The drones, controlled via satellite, can hover over a target for 24 hours, the report said. The defense sources said that the main reason for choosing the drones was that a convoy forms a “slippery” target. “When you attack a fixed target, especially a big one, you are better off using jet aircraft. But with a moving target with no definite time for the move UAVs are best, as they can hover extremely high and remain unseen until the target is on the move,” one of the sources said.”
Israel may have a political vacuum, but there is no disputing the tactical superiority of the Israeli Defense Forces. In the span of just a few months Israel has destroyed this convoy, doing it completely undetected, and let’s not forget that they made the Syrians look downright silly, as they blew up a nuclear reactor, again completely undetected.
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