Fiber-Optic Drones

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Fiber-Optic Drones Expose $50 Billion Gap in Israeli Air Defense as Hormuz Crisis Reshapes Energy Security

Hezbollah's adoption of cable-guided drones—borrowed from Russia-Ukraine battlefields and costing $300 per unit—has punctured Israel's multibillion-dollar electronic warfare architecture while the Strait of Hormuz closure creates the largest energy disruption in history.

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