The IDF reportedly positioned “Vulcan” cannons to bolster Israel’s defenses against Hezbollah drone attacks

Israeli forces deployed the M61 Vulcan cannon to bolster defenses against Hezbollah drone attacks from Lebanon, Maariv news agency reported on Sunday.

The Vulcan cannon was manufactured locally by Israel’s Tamar Group and is equipped with six barrels of 20 mm each, capable of firing about 6,000 rounds per minute. Additionally, the cannon is a portable weapon system that can be relocated in response to new threats.

Earlier this year, US forces used the Vulcan for defense Floating pier for humanitarian aid It was built off the coast of Gaza and eventually replaced by an Israeli pier in the port city of Ashdod.

Israel’s Channel 12 News also noted that the Vulcan was previously used by American forces stationed in Iraq.

The IDF is familiar with the Vulcan cannon, as an older version was supplied by the United States during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The cannon was also used during the First Lebanon War in 1982.

Israel’s advanced and complex air defense system has repelled the majority of enemy rockets and missiles coming from Iran and its regional terrorist proxies. However, it was far more difficult for the IDF to neutralize Threat from drones. Unlike rockets and missiles, drones are slower and travel at lower altitudes, making them more difficult to detect and intercept. Additionally, drones are often confused with birds that fly at similar altitudes.

A Hezbollah drone from Lebanon in early October Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence was hit by a terrorist attack in the coastal city of Caesarea.

“The agents of Iran who tried to murder me and my wife today made a serious mistake,” Netanyahu warned. “This will not stop me or the State of Israel from continuing our just war against our enemies to secure our future.”

The Iranian regime has provided Hezbollah and its other regional proxies with a large quantity of low-cost, mass-produced suicide drones.

The Iranian drone threat has global implications, as does the regime provided the Russian military with a significant number of drones is now being used in the war against Ukraine.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) launched its operation early Saturday morning “Day of Atonement” an unprecedented airstrike with more than 100 jets on strategic Iranian military sites, including drone and missile production facilities. This operation was Israel’s response to two previous Iranian airstrikes, the most recent occurring on October 1, when Iran fired approximately 180 ballistic missiles at Israel.

According to the IDF, Israel’s attack on Iranian military sites has significantly impaired the regime’s ability to mass-produce missiles. While the strategic implications remain to be seen, Israeli officials hope that Iran’s reduced strike capabilities will eventually weaken the military strength of its proxies as well.