Israeli police have arrested 20 Israelis for secretly developing Suicide Drones for an unnamed country in Asia.
At least 20 Israeli nationals, including individuals in the defense industry, have been detained as part of an investigation into illegal weapons sales to an unspecified Asian country, security officials have announced, reported RT.
Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, said on Thursday that the suspects developed, tested, manufactured, and sold loitering munitions to the unnamed nation. Loitering munitions, also referred to as suicide or kamikaze drones, are weapons systems that hover in a specified area and then attack once a target is located.
Some of the weapons tests were even carried out in cities in Israel, Shin Bet claimed.
A video published by Israel Police shows the suspects testing what appears to be a small, winged projectile resembling a drone.
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