Commentary: Iran is breaking Israel’s expensive air defences with cheap drones

Bogdan Hofbauer

A new trend has emerged from the battlefields between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Iran, says Liu Mei Ching from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Edition: Singapore Indonesia Asia US/UK SINGAPORE: After Israel’s strikes involving more than 200 jets last Friday (Jun 13), Iran responded by launching about 100 drones. Drones launched from Iran can take up to nine hours to reach targets in Israel and most were intercepted by Israeli air defences. Some observers described this