Fiber optics

Robel Innovation unveils “Black Raven” counter‑drone system shaped by frontline experience

The system emerged directly from the operational experiences of its own employees who have faced the threat of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones on the battlefield

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Members of the Metula civilian security squad search the area following the fall of an Iron Dome interceptor missile and reports of a drone infiltration near the Israel-Lebanon border, June 01, 2026.
Members of the Metula civilian security squad search the area following the fall of an Iron Dome interceptor missile and reports of a drone infiltration near the Israel-Lebanon border, June 01, 2026.

Hezbollah likely obtained drones capable of attacking deep into n. Israel, defense officials fear

According to defense officials, the introduction of this capability would pose a significant threat to the entire north, specifically exposing strategic infrastructure and other sensitive sites.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT
An IDF drone during a training exercise near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025; illustrative.

Israel's defense industry races to develop defenses against Hezbollah's deadly fiber-optic drones

Among the solutions proposed by the defense industries are systems for kinetic interception and energy-based systems, including one that uses electromagnetic force designed to capture the drone.

|ByAVI ASHKENAZI
Tel Aviv University on March 15, 2021.

Accidental discovery could revolutionize computing, cameras, and sensors

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a 'photonic origami' method of producing tiny glass structures.

|ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Cable-X case heads to Complex Business Litigation court

Florida judge to decide whether to hear or dismiss case over alleged swindling of Israeli businessman by partners.

JUNE 27, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Fiber optics

Israeli-owned Dutch company in legal battle over fiber optics in Miami

Cable-X BV is said to hold the exclusive patent rights to use technology that enables construction companies to convert older underground cables to fiber optics

JUNE 20, 2017ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A worker holding a fiber optic cable