The Israeli military is scrambling to counter Hezbollah's increasing use of first-person-view drones, which have wreaked havoc on troops in southern Lebanon.
The small, cheap drones are difficult to detect and highly accurate, and have been used by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq to attack U.S. troops.
Hezbollah has released dozens of videos showing FPVs hitting tanks, armored vehicles and excavators, and has become a major threat to the Israeli military.
The Israeli government and military have faced criticism for being unprepared for the drone attacks, and are now searching for techniques to neutralize the threat.
Ukraine's former defense minister said the government had repeatedly offered to exchange knowledge with Israel to counter the Iranian drone threat, but was ignored.
FPVs are typically flown by pilots wearing goggles that allow them to see the view from the drone's camera, and have an average range of 15 kilometers or longer.
Israel's defense industry has focused on traditional threats of rockets and ballistic missiles, with drones largely overlooked until recently.
The use of FPVs has become a major concern for Israel, particularly those tethered to fiber-optic cables, which are trickier to pilot but can't be stopped with existing electronic countermeasures.
