According to Xinhua News Agency, not long ago, an Israeli naval helicopter crashed near the city of Haifa in its own country, killing 2 pilots on board. Although the relevant Israeli authorities have begun a search and rescue and investigation at the scene, the cause of the crash is still unclear.
Conspiracy theories abounded for a time, as Israel's relations with Iran had recently deteriorated and air incidents were frequent. According to previous Russian reports, just three months ago, Israeli military aircraft invaded the airspace of other countries and were shot down mercilessly in just five seconds. Even just a few days ago, the United States and Russia were in a game of great powers, and Syria, with the help of Russia, soared in firepower, caught Israel off guard, shot down a large number of Israeli missiles, and even frightened the pilots to flee quickly.
But this time, Russia did not escape and died in its own territory. Aren't drones in Israel very powerful? Why doesn't Israel, which claims to be the "world's leading drone", increase the proportion of drones in the military, thereby reducing the loss of talent that is already small?
In fact, Israel's drones cannot be said to be weak. Since 1985, Israel has been the country with the largest export volume of drones, and this small country accounts for 60% of the total global market share. By 2010, the militaries of five NATO member states were using Israeli-exported drones in Afghanistan. Of course, how many "emotional factors" there are are is not yet known.
Drones are currently used by all IDF services. For example, the "Heron" drone used by the Israeli Air Force in various sensitive areas. This type of unmanned aerial vehicle mainly performs reconnaissance tasks, can control flight in two modes of line-of-sight link or satellite communication, and has a large load and advanced design. The most important thing is that there is a kind of "Agni Chariot" sensor independently developed by Israel, which can identify rocket launchers hidden underground, but it is said to be the "protector" of all manned aircraft.
Today, the flight time of unmanned aerial vehicles even accounts for nearly half of the total flight time of the Israeli Air Force, which is a major military strength that it attaches great importance to. The reason why Israel is one step ahead in the field of drones is also forced by the situation. Israel has been living in a complex situation in the Middle East for many years and needs to be prepared to arm itself. Purchased weapons may be "unsatisfactory" and not perfectly applicable to the combat environment in the Middle East. As a result, Israel has to work hard to develop itself, and some technologies are even decades ahead of Western countries.
But UAV powerhouse Israel is still lonely. Because of the rise of China. Some of the middle and lower levels of the drone industry have been occupied by the mainland, and the top military field mainland is also strong. Although due to fear of US sanctions, a considerable number of countries and regions do not dare to buy, but the mainland's high-quality and inexpensive products have attracted many countries to "place orders", such as the "Rainbow" drone and the "Pterodactyl" UAV that have undergone practical testing, which are export star products, and the sales reputation has been double-harvested, and good results have been achieved.
Today's Israel is not comparable to China in terms of technology, and there are more or less political factors in the purchase of its drones by the five NATO countries. Israel now may feel regretful because of "a small thing" of that year.
When the mainland did not have its own early warning aircraft, it once wanted to cooperate with Israel, which was already very leading. As early as that time, Israel had successfully developed the Fercon early warning aircraft, which was very advanced in the world, because it was the first application of active phased array radar technology as an early warning aircraft. Because of this, China has also taken a fancy to this military aircraft.
After 4 years of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement, funded by China and provided technology from Israel to help China develop large-scale early warning aircraft. Israeli lions opened their mouths widely, and the price of each radar system was as high as $250 million. The mainland is full of sincerity, but this arms agreement has not yet been completed. In order to contain China, the United States obstructed it. The default of this early warning aircraft cooperation is a complete loss for China, and the most critical few years for the development of early warning aircraft are completely lost.
Israel has not resisted the pressure, completed this agreement with China, and now can only watch China get stronger and stronger, in the field of drones that he was proud of, and will use excellent products to squeeze Israel out of the track that defaulted that year. (Ji Yuhong)