Drone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munition

Conflict Usage

Israel-Hamas War

Side: HamasRole: Drone-delivered anti-armor and anti-personnel strikeUAVstrikeanti-tank

Hamas-led forces used modified commercial drones to drop a modified RPG munition during the opening phase of the Israel-Hamas War, including a DJI Matrice 600 described by analysts in Hamas-released footage.

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