With support from Iran, Hezbollah continues to attack Israel. Hezbollah has even converted Soviet-era surveillance drones into cruise missiles. Now it is attacking Israel with such missiles.
The Israeli military recently shared details of the missile. He told me that this was a Tu-143 UAV used during the Soviet era. This is actually used for surveillance and espionage.
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272kg warhead and 200km range
Hezbollah converted it into a cruise missile. In Lebanon it is now known as the DR-3 cruise missile. No runway is required to launch cruise missiles built from this drone. It can be fired from an orbital launcher mounted on the back of a trailer or truck. The missile carries a warhead weighing 272 kilograms. Its range is approximately 200 kilometers.
Can easily target Tel Aviv
This means that if Lebanon launched such a missile from near the border, it could easily hit Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. However, questions have been raised about the missile’s accuracy. But if the missile lands in a residential area, it can cause massive damage even if it misses its target.
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Attack at a speed of 950 km/h
The missile is approximately 26.5 feet long. Its wingspan is 7.4 feet. Height is 5.1 feet. Its attack speed can reach up to 950 kilometers per hour. Its maximum height reaches 16,400 feet, or about 5 kilometers.
