New tech, including drones carrying blood, help injured Israeli soldiers survive, casualties reduced by half since 2006

Good news! Military drones can carry more than bombs and machine guns! Dual use technology! 😊

The IDF is truly amazing!

"The Israel Defense Forces estimate they have saved 380 lives of soldiers in the last 14 months of war due to new technology and procedures used to evacuate casualties to hospitals and to treat them on the field, including using drones to ferry blood for infusion into combat zones. ...

an IDF official showed data that reveals the military has managed to reduce by half the number of soldiers who die from their injuries. In the 2006 Lebanon war, the IDF found that this rate was 14.1 percent. That number dropped to 9.2 percent during the 2014 war, and now is 6.9 percent for the Gaza front and 7.1 percent for the Lebanon fronts.

“The average time for a soldier to receive medical treatment in the field is between zero to four minutes, over 90 percent of soldiers injured from close-quarters combat received treatment in the field, approximately 1,600 injured soldiers were evacuated via helicopters,” the IDF said in a written statement. ..."

New tech, including drones carrying blood, help injured Israeli soldiers survive - Breaking Defense "In a recent tour, Israel Defense Forces showcased new methods and technology that they say has halved the casualty rate for the seriously injured."

A Thor drone used to drop a small box that contains blood packets that can be used in the field by the IDF.