Footage of the turret shows the two Kalashnikov rifles mounted closely to each other on a frame attached to a pan-and-tilt gimbal, which in turn rests on a four-wheeled platform.

🎥‼️WATCH: Underground terror tunnel routes extending hundreds of meters in southern Lebanon. Inside the tunnels, hideouts & weapons were located, including Kalashnikov rifles, a machine gun & anti-tank missiles. The troops also located & dismantled dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites & weapons in the area. The IDF will continue to operate to remove threats posed by Hezbollah, while remaining committed to the ceasefire agreement.

🚨🇷🇺 UKRAINE IN PANIC: RUSSIA’S KA-52 ATTACK HELICOPTER BECOMES DRONE HUNTER Russia has turned the Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter’s Vikhr anti-tank missile into an air-to-air weapon for destroying drones. Kalashnikov CEO Alan Lushnikov says the modified missile is already being used in combat, although he did not disclose the number of helicopters or units involved. 🔸 The Vikhr missile was built as an air-to-surface tank killer carried principally by Ka-52 helicopters. Engineers added a non-contact target sensor so the warhead can detonate close to a drone instead of requiring a direct hit. 🔸 Kalashnikov says the missile can strike targets out to 10 km and travels at more than 600 m/s. That gives crews a fast shot against larger fixed-wing drones before they reach the facility or city being defended. 🔸 The missile rides a laser beam projected by the helicopter rather than relying on radio commands or satellite navigation. Many forms of electronic jamming therefore cannot simply divert it, although the crew must keep the target tracked throughout the engagement. 🔸 The Ka-52 already has an electro-optical targeting system and laser designator for guided weapons. Its coaxial rotors also provide strong low-speed control and rapid turns, useful when crews must follow a slow target that changes direction. 🔸 Lushnikov argues helicopters are more practical than large interceptor drones for protecting Russian territory. They can patrol suspected approach routes, chase targets that bypass a fixed battery and reposition as the attack develops. 🔸 That mobility matters as Ukrainian drones reach deeper into Russia. The Financial Times reported in July that U.S. and French intelligence had helped map Russian air-defense deployments and select routes around them. The modified Vikhr does not replace ground air defenses. It gives Russia a mobile layer that can close temporary gaps, intercept drones away from their targets and engage them with a missile Lushnikov says costs less than a surface-to-air interceptor. Will Ka-52 drone hunters force Ukraine to rethink its long-range strike campaign?

⭕⏱️24 HR RECAP: The IDF struck in several areas across Gaza and dismantled military infrastructure belonging to Hamas, including: - An observation command center in the Daraj Tuffah area, which was used by Hamas terrorists to carry out activities against IDF troops operating in the area - A rocket launch site in the Al-Furqan area - 3 weapons storage facilities in several areas in Gaza Inside the facilities were rockets, explosive devices, mortars, Kalashnikov rifles & additional combat equipment.

⭕️DISMANTLED: 4 weapons storage facilities belonging to Hamas & the Islamic Jihad, during targeted strikes in several areas across Gaza. The terrorist organizations stored dozens of weapons of various types in the facilities, including rockets, explosive devices, mortars, Kalashnikov rifles & additional combat equipment.

⭕️The past several months in Syria: IDF soldiers completed their mission in the Security Zone in Syria to remove threats to Israel. The soldiers conducted targeted operations, questioned dozens of suspects, apprehended several operatives, dismantled terrorist infrastructure & located numerous weapons, including RPG rockets, mortar shells & Kalashnikov rifles.