TEL AVIV, May 17. /TASS/. Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu has set a task of improving methods of neutralizing FPV drones, including based on studying the experience of the conflict in Ukraine.

Touching upon the issue of the use of drones during a war cabinet meeting, he recalled that six year ago he had warned about this threat. "Since then, it has obviously evolved. From the start of the war, and of course having observed the war in Ukraine, I thought this could also serve as a tool on our battlefield. At my request, the IDF (Israel Defense Forces - TASS) installed canopies on the tanks. That was one measure. The IDF and the Ministry of Defense have done a great deal over the years, this needs to be understood, and they have thwarted many hundreds, if not thousands, including UAVs, thousands of attempted drone and UAV strikes against our forces. And they are succeeding. Every time there is a new threat, they succeed in neutralizing it," he said.

According to Netanyahu, one of the most pressing challenges for the Israeli military is neutralizing FPV drones. "This is a specific type of threat. I convened a special team together with the Minister of Defense, personnel from the Ministry of Defense, and individuals from outside the ministry, not just from the defense industries, but also from the civilian sector, the best minds in Israel, and in my opinion, the best minds in the world. I held three meetings in two weeks, but in the meeting we held a few days ago, I told them something that surprised them a bit: 'You have no budgetary constraint.' Whatever it costs, it costs. You also have no limits, as far as I know, to your creativity and imagination, because you are the best in the world. Therefore, my directive to the team is to find a solution for this, and for the next threat that will come," he stated.