PNN – The downing of the Hermes 450 drone of the Zionist regime by Hezbollah carried an important warning message to the occupiers that any escalation of aggression against Lebanon will be met with a stronger response from the resistance and that Hezbollah will retaliate against any aggression with an “eye for an eye” equation.
According to the International group of Pakistan News Network, While the Lebanese resistance has entered an advanced stage of its operations against the Zionist enemy over the past month and, in addition to unveiling new weapons, has carried out unprecedented attacks on Zionist positions, the downing of the large Hermes 450 drone of the Israeli army in the “Iqlim al-Tuffah” area yesterday It was carried out by Hezbollah, and it is still the main topic of discussion in Zionist circles and has aroused the deep concern of the occupiers.
Dimensions and strategic importance of downing Israel’s Hermes 450 UAV by Hezbollah
The Hermes 450 UAV is used for precise observation and identification of desired positions and targeting them, and it is also very effective in the process of supporting the ground forces in every attack and military operation. This drone is also responsible for providing information and maps to the Israeli army operations command and plays a significant role in supporting military operations on the ground and information processing.
Hermes 450 is a multi-purpose tactical drone designed and developed for long flights in Israel’s Elbit Systems company. Identification, monitoring and surveillance operations and communication relay are the main missions of this drone.
This UAV can fly continuously for 17-20 hours at an altitude of 18,000 feet and has a maximum operational range of 300 kilometers. The length of this drone is 6.1 meters and its wingspan is 10.5 meters. Its gross weight is 450 kg and it has the ability to carry 100 kg of cargo and it can carry communication satellites with it by making modifications. It is powered by a 52 horsepower engine. The maximum speed of Hermes 450 is 176 km/h and its cruising speed is 130 km/h. The flight ceiling of this UAV is 5486 meters and its climbing speed is 4.6 meters per second.
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The message of the important operations against the Miron base for the Israeli regime
In general, the Hermes 450 drone has capabilities beyond a drone and is not similar to the other drones that Hezbollah has shot down since October 8 in the war with the occupying army. All these specifications of the Hermes 450 drone indicate the high importance and extent of Hezbollah’s military operation in shooting down this drone, and the relevant sources stated that this was the first official warning to the Israelis and supporters of this regime.
In an interview with the Al-Nashrah website, the relevant sources stated: In fact, by shooting down the Hermes 450 drone, Hezbollah told the Israelis that we have an anti-aircraft weapon that can shoot down large and new drones. It can even be said that this Hezbollah operation is more important than the attack on the occupation positions in Safed located in the north of occupied Palestine in the past few weeks and it carried a serious message for the Zionists.
Will the war between Lebanon and Israel expand?
After the downing of the Hermes 450 drone, which shocked the Zionists, the occupying army launched an unprecedented attack on the city of Baalbek in the eastern Bekaa of Lebanon, and after that, Hezbollah crushed the enemy’s positions in several consecutive operations, which is one of the most recent operations in this field. The attack on the strategic air control base “Miron” was at the highest point in the north of the occupied territories. This attack was carried out at 8 am this morning with dozens of rockets.
Some believe that in the shadow of these developments, we may witness the expansion of the war between Lebanon and the Zionist regime in the next few days. But about the extent to which this issue can be true, we must say that one of Israel’s goals has always been to put pressure on the other side to such an extent that this side has to reveal all its power. This issue also applies to the current war between the Israeli army and Hezbollah; Because the occupiers do not have much information about the military capability of the Lebanese resistance, and despite all these efforts, even in the phase of conflict escalation, they still have not been able to obtain enough information in this field.
On the other hand, the equation that the Zionist regime had in this regard in the war with Hezbollah has been reversed; So now it is Hezbollah that has forced Israel to show its hidden capabilities and use weapons that it did not use before. While the Zionists have used their advanced missile and drone weapons in this war with Hezbollah, the Lebanese resistance proved its ability to deal with these weapons and showed that it knows how to use the enemy’s weaknesses.
Lebanon’s resistance and the “eye for an eye” equation
On the other hand, there is this concern for the Zionists that with the expansion of the war, Hezbollah may unveil more deadly weapons and surprise the Israelis even more.
Knowledgeable sources in this regard stated: Everything that Hezbollah is doing today is prudent and according to a detailed plan, and its purpose is to expel the specter of war from Lebanon, not to prolong the war. What prevents the Israelis from attacking Lebanon is the strength and surprises that Hezbollah has shown to the Zionists, and in the current neighborhood, the resistance’s unveiling of new weapons is an additional message for Israel, with the content that the resistance will definitely respond to any Israeli action to escalate aggression.