IDF to establish haredi-manned suicide drone factory, aiming to counter Hezbollah threat


An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.




















An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.
(photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)

The IDF is establishing a factory that will produce first-person view (FPV) "suicide" drones, intended to employ approximately 200 haredi (ultra-Orthodox) soldiers, Army Radio reported on Tuesday.

The military has, so far, purchased FPV drones from an Israeli company, some of whose products are manufactured in China, the report noted.

However, these cost thousands of shekels per drone, and thus, the military is seeking to produce internally within the IDF's Technology and Logistics Directorate, Army Radio reported.

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