以军发起大规模无人机采购招标
以色列国防军陆军和国防部采购局正寻求为部队配备以色列制造的突击无人机，作为应对哈马斯和黎巴嫩真主党不断升级的无人机战争的一部分。在黎巴嫩南部，真主党近几周增加了无人机的使用频率。以色列国防军发言人透露，其部队近期已使用突击无人机（疑似为Xtend公司制造的“蝙蝠”型号）消灭了真主党武装人员。
去年，以色列公司Xtend曾赢得国防部一份供应5000架低成本突击无人机的合同。当时该招标因要求包含中国组件（一家香港公司制造的视频传输器）且利润空间低而受到行业批评。
技术规格与供应链安全
此次新招标要求采购1.2万架第一人称视角（FPV）突击无人机，可通过佩戴虚拟现实护目镜和操纵杆手动驾驶，并配备夜视摄像头等特殊功能。每架此类无人机的成本估计在2万至2.5万谢克尔之间，相较于此前招标中每门约3500谢克尔的单价显著提高。此次招标总金额预计将达到3000万谢克尔。此外，新规范不再要求使用来自中国的电子元件，旨在确保更安全的西方供应链。此前有批评指出，大量来自中国的无人机及组件可能危害作战中的数据安全。目前，以军仍有相当一部分侦察和情报无人机来自大疆和道通等中国品牌。
ByASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNSAPRIL 16, 2026 10:45Updated: APRIL 16, 2026 16:31IDF Ground Forces and the Ministry of Defense Procurement Directorate are seeking to equip the army with Israeli-made assault drones, as part of the developing drone war against Hamas and Hezbollah. In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah has been making increased use of drones in recent weeks. Just yesterday, an IDF spokesman revealed that Egoz unit forces had killed a Hezbollah terrorist using an assault drone, apparently a Bat-type drone manufactured by Israeli company Xtend.Last year, Xtend won a Ministry of Defense tender to manufacture and supply 5,000 low-cost assault drones. The tender drew widespread criticism in the industry because it required bids offering drones with a low-profitability specification, which also included a component from China — a video transmitter manufactured by a Hong Kong company.The new tender includes a requirement to purchase 12,000 first-person-view (FPV) assault drones that can be manually piloted by wearing virtual reality goggles and a joystick and are equipped with special features such as night vision cameras. The cost of each such drone could range from NIS 20,000 to 25,000, a significant increase in price compared with the drones ordered by the army in the previous tender, which was estimated at NIS 3,500 per unit.The total cost of the tender could therefore reach NIS 30 million, well up from the previous tender. In addition, the new specification does not require companies to use electronic components from China and guarantees a more Western supply chain. This after criticism leveled at the army that the influx of drones and components from China could harm data security in the campaign. Even today, a significant portion of the army's surveillance and intelligence drones come from Chinese models, including from DJI and Autel.Israeli drone startup XTEND has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the US Department of Defense to develop and deliver AI-enabled, modular, one-way attack drones designed for close-quarter combat. (credit: XTEND)Mass and cheap domestic productionIn contrast to the high price the IDF will pay for drones, Hezbollah's FPV drones are produced cheaply by the terrorists in domestic production, using assembly plans transferred to them from the Russian army, according to estimates from US research institute FDD. These are tiny drones that cost hundreds of dollars per unit, usually between $400 and $500. They include four bladed engines assembled on parts that can be printed on a 3D printer, or purchased without export restrictions from sites like AliExpress and Amazon.The number of drones in the IDF's new military tender is relatively low, and the specifications are high, but experts estimate that drone warfare in various arenas around the world will only increase, and will become similar to what is happening in Ukraine, where in a strip of about 30 kilometers, soldiers and armored vehicles have difficulty maneuver
