Israeli Combat Soldiers to be Equipped with Miniature Iron Dome Devices
GOC Ground Forces Maj. Gen. Shlomo (Sami) Turgeman spoke at the
Conference on Air and Land Jointness in a Complex Environment on Wednesday, May
23, presenting the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Ground Force's plans for
improving its firepower. Among other topics, he discussed a future project to
supply soldiers in the field with equipment capable of intercepting rockets,
similar to the successful anti-rocket defense system, the Iron Dome.
"Our vision is to utilize soldiers in order to combat the threat of
high-trajectory missiles," Maj. Gen. Turgeman explained. "We can use our
maneuvering power at the front for advanced interception of rockets, as a sort
of small Iron Dome." He elaborated that the new system, which soldiers can carry
with them, will enable rocket interception on enemy territory and will provide a
quick method of accurately locating launch sites. "In addition to preventing
injuries among civilians and soldiers, the new system will provide information
telling us in real time what the enemy is firing and from where. This way of
locating rockets will let us close the fire circle in seconds."
Additionally, Maj. Gen. Turgeman discussed a new organizational
method establishing a firepower headquarters."In order to accommodate our
growing fire capabilities to the crowded, urban battle environment, we must take
the same weapons that so far have been concentrated at the division level and
move them to a firepower headquarters in each brigade. The brigade firepower
headquarters will know how to utilize the advanced capabilities that we have
built over the course of decades, while harnessing comprehensive intelligence
that will reach the fire headquarters. This will be a very effective body - a
shrunken and efficient command."
GOC Ground Forces also discussed the threat of anti-tank missiles
posed by terrorist, which he said is "the challenge that most influences our
maneuvering tactics." In coping with this threat, he said, "the forward battle
crews, which so far have been relatively visible on the battlefield, will
receive new capabilities. We will greatly expand the intelligence power of the
combat soldiers. In real time, they will receive information from all levels -
visual intelligence, field intelligence, intelligence from wiretaps, and
information assembled everyday will all reach the soldiers in the field
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