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Debka: Restructure the IDF as lots of small self contained armies.
Yaalonâs innovative blueprint is influenced by a pervasive new concept that the big Arab armies which attacked Israel in the past have been relegated to obsolescence by the Arab Revolt and the decline of the Egyptian and Syrian armies â the first crippled by economic calamity and the second, debilitated by more than two years of fighting a civil war. Ergo, according to this concept, Israel is now for the first time in its 65 years no longer menaced by a large professional army capable of waging a full-blown war.Is full-scale war really outdated? Debka disagrees with this and considers it short-sighted.  The IDFâs radical overhaul Yaalonâs planning for the revolutionary overhaul of the Israel Defense Forces from the bottom up is in its final stages, The crux of the proposed new structure is the substantial downsizing in stages of the IDFâs ground and armored forces, starting with the heavy Chariot 4 tank and large Tiger troop carrier units. He believes the time has come to do away with the classical divisions, brigades and professional corps, such as artillery and tanks, which characterize a conventional army, and replace them with small, self-contained armies capable of operating independently. Each such mini-army would be equipped with its own attack helicopter, tank, artillery and special forces units and self-supply facilities. In contrast, the Defense Minister aims to expand the Navy, Air Force and Missile Arm for the key task of securing Israelâs airspace and territorial waters. Special Forces units will additionally secure these strategic spaces. He ascribes equal importance to the establishment of a new Cyber Warfare Command, our military sources say, and plans to earmark for this new unit a generous allocation in the next defense budget. Posted by: Water Modem 2013-04-15 |
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