Armée Israélienne / Israel Defense Forces (IDF)

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Le hezbollah a confirmé que le drone lui appartenait et qu'il était de fabrication iranienne,je pense que c'est une provocation délibéré visant a crée une guerre ou du moin une escalade de quelques jours pour faire une diversion par rapport a la guerre en syrie et la crise économique que connait l'iran du aux sanctions.

Est-il envisagé une quelconque réaction de la part de votre armée ?

L'armée a envoyé des avions et des hélicoptères survolés le liban et simuler des raids,rien de plus.
nous ne sommes pas tombés dans leurs pièges(hezbollah+iran+syrie) déjà qu'ils ont pas réussie déclencher une guerre avec la turquie,c'est pas nous qui allons leurs fournir des excuses.

Ok ok Merci

C'est Haifa, on voit au loin les jardins Bahaïs ..... C'est juste magnifique

rebienvenue Glaive

C-130J Shimshon

Un article tres interessant de JerusalemPost sur les capacités cybernetiques de Tsahal aussi bien contre des etats que contre des organisations terroristes.

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Military Affairs: The IDF's silent attack force

Behind the scenes, the IDF’s electronic warfare capabilities have become a key to battlefield victory, not only against rival militaries, but increasingly against terror organizations, such as Hezbollah and Hamas.

These days, the idea of Israel engaging its enemies in a war, whether in near or distant arenas, without its “silent attack force” is unthinkable.

The silent attackers would be the soldiers of the IDF’s Electronic Warfare (EW) Section, whose mission is to cause rival forces to enter a state perhaps best summed up in the famous Psalms verse: “They have eyes, but cannot see. They have ears, but cannot hear.”

In recent days, a senior source from the Electronic Warfare (EW) Section, a part of the IDF’s teleprocessing corps C4i, spoke to The Jerusalem Post about how far this field has come from its rather humble beginnings.

“It began small, and became large over the past decade. Now, it’s a monster,” the source said, adding that “The government instructed us to prepare and know how to operate EW in every operational arena.

These preparations are approved by IDF General Staff.”

There are two types of standard electronic warfare in most militaries: defensive and offensive. In the IDF, every platform or strategic weapon, like submarines, missiles, and radars, have electronic warfare defenses installed in them.

Offensively speaking, the task of the EW Section is to disrupt enemy communications, blind radars and neutralize explosive devices. The anti-explosives aspect of electronic warfare is run by the Engineering Corps, and the remainder is in the hands of the EW Section.

“Due to the massive rise of wireless communications, terrorist operations now rely heavily on this technology,” the source explained. This includes single-band communications, high-frequency waves, short waves, Wi-Fi, ultra-high frequency and microwaves.

“Offensive EW is a very dynamic world. It’s changing at a crazy pace,” the source said.

In the past, EW was reserved for targeting rival militaries. But now, the IDF must focus most of its EW capabilities against terror organizations on its borders, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, a task made harder by the fact the organizations do not use standard military equipment to communicate.

“Once, two rival militaries would be involved in a communications race. Every five to 10 years, they would revamp their equipment. Today, by the time you get your new devices, the rival is moving on to the next era,” the source explained, spelling out the problems of dealing with non-state actors.

“Hezbollah is very disciplined, and can [change] faster than a military. When Hamas in Gaza want to purchase something, they get it off the shelf. This is a real challenge,” he added.

With terror organizations purchasing communications networks wholesale, the enemy can quickly get the latest available encryption and encoding devices. This has forced the IDF’s EW Section to keep a close eye developments in the civilian communications sector, an area the military calls “technological intelligence.”

Simultaneously, the source said, the IDF developed an electronic warfare doctrine based on a good infrastructure that is adaptable to changes, but without the need to alter the whole system during upgrades.

“This is not a kinetic attack. The mission is not to destroy a target, to damage, or neutralize it, but rather to disrupt. I’m aiming at the enemy’s command and control.

His management, organization and commanders are the target,” the source said.

The desired result is a rival on the battlefield whose commanders cannot speak to field units, and who can’t coordinate or synchronize activities.

“I’m directing EW at the head. This is also a form of psychological warfare. I can engage in this and then deny it. It wrecks the functionality of the enemy,” the source added.

When it comes to discussing actual techniques, the source naturally prefers to keep his cards close to the chest. In some attacks, electromagnetic radiation is beamed directly at the target device. Other forms remain highly classified and cannot be revealed.

“There are no borders in the world of the electromagnetic spectrum. The waves can be sent from all types of platforms, from F- 16 jets to submarines,” the source said.

“And this is happening as the IDF is merging all of its platforms – sea, underwater, land, air and space.”

Despite the impressive technology and skill involved, EW is far from being precise, the source noted.

“The devices don’t always behave the way we’d like. It’s trial and error,” he added.

On occasion, when Israelis experience a rare disruption to their satellite television service, the finger is often pointed at the EW Section. But the source said that more often than not that blame is misplaced.

There are many sources of possible disruptions, such as a foreign military ship cruising nearby on the Mediterranean using disruptive signals.

“We always try to make sure that nothing gets disrupted for civilians. That’s our aspiration.

If sometimes there are disruptions, then [our goal is to assure] it won’t be critical,” the source said. “We are in an ongoing dialogue with the Electric Corporation and Mekorot, the national water carrier, to ensure we are coordinated,” he added.

As the pace of technological development continues to advance, this secretive world will remain critical to Israel’s 21stcentury engagements.

Jpost

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Tirs d’obus dans le Nord : le Corps d’Artillerie s’entraîne

Hier matin, le bruit des canons a brisé le silence du plateau du Golan. En effet, un bataillon du Corps d’Artillerie s’entraîne depuis plusieurs jours dans les hauteurs du Golan. Le bataillon s’entraîne et se prépare à toute confrontation future dans la région nord d’Israël.

Le commandant du bataillon, le lieutenant-colonel Tsahi Goldring raconte : “Cet exercice simule un combat aux frontières lorsque nous devons soudainement changer de position et parcourir de longues distances”. Lors de l’exercice, les soldats doivent effectuer des tirs d’obus, sécuriser des espaces terrestres et faire face à des tirs de roquettes et missiles antitanks. Cet exercice conclut trois mois et demi d’entraînement intensifs. “Notre but est d’augmenter notre niveau de préparation et être prêt le jour où nous recevrons l’ordre.”

Depuis quelques jours, les soldats mangent et dorment dans leurs canons automoteurs et leur motivation reste au sommet. Ils s’entraînent à toutes les tâches requises : conduite, entretien du canon, chargement des obus et, bien entendu, tirs. La précision des tirs est telle que pour un obus qui parcourt 30 km, les soldats sont prêt à débattre et parier si celui-ci touchera la cible quelques mètres à sa gauche ou à sa droite.

La partie la plus intense pour les soldats est l’entrainement du tir direct. “Au lieu d’utiliser un parcours balistique où le canon vise vers le haut, les canons visent droit devant eux. Les soldats voient directement s’ils ont touché la cible”, raconte le colonel Adi Zilberstein. “Nous effectuons rarement des tirs directs car ce n’est pas notre but premier mais cela fait partie des capacités du Corps de l’Artillerie.”

Le capitaine Elior Shushan raconte : “Au bout du compte, le but de cet entraînement est d’empêcher de revivre une situation comme celle de la Deuxième Guerre du Liban. Nous sommes aujourd’hui prêts et nous l’avons prouvé lors de cet exercice”

Le général de brigade Roy Riftin, commandant du Corps de l’Artillerie, est venu analyser les capacités de ses troupes et a declaré : “Les soldats et commandants ont su répondre avec brio aux défis que cet exercice a proposé. Nous nous préparons à toutes les éventualités et notre devoir est d’être prêt à agir le jour où nous en recevrons l’ordre.”

Tsahal.fr

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Israel grounds drone aircraft fleet after crash

JERUSALEM — Israel's military has grounded a fleet of high altitude surveillance drones after one was downed over the Mediterranean Sea.

The military says it intentionally crashed the unmanned aircraft late Saturday because of a malfunction.

The military would not say how many aircraft were grounded. The planes will stay down during an investigation.

An Israeli defense official said the drone was the Israeli-made Heron 1, which flies at high altitudes and can stay in the air for about 45 hours. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters.

Last year, a larger Heron TP drone crashed on a routine flight.

Israel is a world leader in drone technology. Palestinians say Israel uses drones to fire missiles, but Israel does not confirm that.

www.arkansasonline.com

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Israël réduit ses dépenses militaires de 648 millions d’euros
14 mai 2013 –

Le ministre israélien des Finances, Yaïr Lapid, n’aura pas eu le dernier mot. Afin de ramener le déficit public de 4,65% à 3% du PIB en 2014, il avait préconisé une réduction du budget de la Défense de 4 milliards de shekels (860 millions d’euros).

Finalement, si le cabinet israélien a entériné des coupes dans les ressources allouées à Tsahal, ces dernière seront toutefois moins importantes que celles préconisées par Yaïr Lapid étant donné qu’elles s’éleveront à 3 milliards de shekels (648 millions d’euros).

A ce montant s’ajoute également la baisse de 5% de l’aide militaire américaine en raison de la séquestration aux Etats-Unis. Du coup, le budget israélien de la Défense pour la période 2013-2014 s’élevera à 11,3 milliards d’euros.

Le Premier ministre israélien, Benjamin Netanyahu, a fait valoir que “financer la Défense était essentiel pour la sécurité d’Israël” et que le milliard de shekels de différence “ne serait pas utilisé aux dépens de la population”, en estimant que ce projet de budget était un bon compromis entre les besoins sécurités et les contraintes économiques.

“L’armée israélienne doit poursuivre sa cure d’amaigrissement mais nous avons aussi besoin de plus d’Iron Dome”, a fait valoir M. Netanyahu, en faisant référence au système de défense antimissile.

Les enjeux auxquels Tsahal doit faire face sont nombreux. Outre le dossier du nucléaire iranien, il lui faut prendre en compte le conflit syrien, qui déborde sur le plateau du Golan, annexé par Israël en 1981 après avoir été conquis lors de la Guerre des Six Jours de 1967.

Qui plus est, toujours en Syrie, l’Etat hébreu cherche à empêcher tout transfert d’armes vers le Hezbollah, la milice chiite libanaise, avec lequel il a été en guerre en 2006. Et il reste toujours la menace de l’arsenal chimique de l’armée syrienne susceptible de tomber entre de “mauvaises mains”, ainsi que le risque de voir les jihadistes – notamment ceux du front al-Nosra – prendre de plus en plus d’influence dans cette région.

Par ailleurs, la bande de Gaza, dirigée par le Hamas, reste une source d’instabilité pour le sud d’Israël, avec les tirs ponctuels de roquettes et de missiles. D’où le lancement, en novembre dernier, de l’opération “Pillier de défense” afin d’y mettre un terme, et cela, presque 4 ans après une autre intervention (“Plomb durci”) ayant eu les mêmes objectifs.

Enfin, la situation dans le Sinaï, le triangle des trois frontières (Egypte, Gaza et Israël) est aussi une source de préoccupation pour l’Etat hébreu étant donné que les groupes terroristes (comme par exemple Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, les Partisans de Jérusalem) et les trafiquants y proliférent depuis la chute du régime d’Hosni Moubarak au Caire. Avec, pour conséquence, entre autres, le sabotage régulier du gazoduc approvisionnant Israël et la Jordanie en gaz égyptien.

Dans ce contexte instable marqué par les restrictions budgétaires, le chef d’état-major de Tsahal, le général Benny Ganz, avait défendu, en mars dernier, l’idée d’une “une petite armée de meilleure qualité qu’une armée plus grande, rouillée et inefficace”, en mettant en avant 7 priorités : le renseignement, les capacités d’attaque, le combat urbain, la protection maritime, la défense aérienne et antimissile ainsi que la logistique.

http://www.opex360.com/

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Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design



Israel Shipyards is expanding the SAAR class of missile boats, extending the range from missile boats into ‘Mini Corvette’ class vessels. The new class is addressing the growing requirements of Israel and other nations in extending maritime control and sovereignty far from their territorial waters. Defense-Update reports from IMDEX 2013.
The Israel Navy is required to expand the security and responsibility over much larger area while doing that with an ageing fleet of Saar 4, 4.5 missile boats and 5 corvettes. If only to maintain the numbers of boats in service, the Israel Navy will require several new vessels in the coming years. Many of these vessels are becoming obsolete – some of the oldest missile boats in service – INS Atzmaut (Independence) and INS Nitzahon (Victory) are reaching 35 years in service – an age considered the end of service life for such boats. Therefore, new platforms will be required in the near future. Through the years the Navy acquired 20 Saar 4/4.5 vessels, but the cash-strapped service could not afford to buy larger vessels, and, therefore limited the procurement of the larger Saar 5 corvettes to the three vessels built in the U.S. funded by Washington’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

The new Saar S-72 unveiled by Israel Shipyard at the recent IMDEX event in Singapore fits between the Navy’s existing Saar 4.5 missile boats, and Saar 5 corvettes. Through the years Israel Shipyards have built 33 Saar 4 and 4.5 class missile boats; 20 were delivered to the Israel Navy over the years. With the new Mini Corvette the shipyard hopes to expand it’s offering to meet the evolving requirements, of the Israel Navy, as well as of international customers overseas.

For Coast Guards and non-military operations the S-72 is a new platform that better fits the category of Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). For naval applications the same 800-ton vessel can be finished as a versatile ‘Mini Corvette’. Both are highly applicable to asymmetric warfare at sea, providing sufficient space for command and control, accommodation for special task forces on military or counter terror missions, or supporting rapid response or rescue operations. The large hangar stores a medium size helicopter and UAVs. The adjacent 15 meter long flight deck supports medium size helicopters up to AW139 class. The vessel is configured with loading crane, storage and berth deploying rubber boats / RHIB’s or unmanned surface vessels.




In the military configuration the Saar-72 will offer a significant upgrade over the current Saar 4.5 – in performance and combat capabilities. Applied with a slanted stealth finish, recessed exhausts, and radar integrated mast, designed to host both emitters (radar, EW) and passive sensors (ESM) without interference. The vessel can accommodate the IAI Elta EL/M-2258 Advanced lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) multi-mission naval radar, designed for blue water and littoral warfare support. This radar was selected by the Israel Navy for the upgrading of existing vessels as well as for its new combatants. The vessel can carry different weapons, including IAI’s Barak 8 type missiles, various anti-ship missiles and precision surface attack weapons. The naval configuration is also fitted with an advanced naval gun.


Saar 72 type vessels are designed with spacious accommodation to 50 crewmembers plus 20 additional accommodations for passengers or special troops. It is equipped to sail on a 21 day missions, with mission range above 3000 NM.

Sources at the Israeli shipyard said they can complete the design and construction of the lead S-72/Saar-72 ship within a period of 30 months, and produce follow-on vessels in eight months. The shipyard can build the 72m’ vessel with its current facilities, but to accommodate the 85 meter version some expansions will be necessary.

defense-update.com

Destruction des forces syriennes(par un spike nlos) qui ont attaqués une patrouille israelienne le 21 mai 2013

Le Tanin de retour d'essais en Mer,il sera en Israel vers la fin de l'été.

401 en poste a gaza,les soldats temoigne du calme retrouve dans le sud depuis l'operation militaire amud anan

Belle video du corps de l'enseignement qui rend hommage a la division de parachutiste

Je sais pas vous mais moi j'ai toujours prefere le F-15 au F-16

Exercice "Point tournant 7"

401 en exercice dans le nord.

INS Tanin

Tous les Merkava 2,3 et 4 vont recevoir un nouveau BMS

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New Tank Computers

The IDF intends to upgrade the computers used for battle management in Merkava tanks


The IDF Ground Forces has decided to upgrade all of the computer systems used by the tanks of the Armored Corps. The fire computers are the infrastructure utilized by the battle management systems of the various tanks (the IDF's tank layout is based on Merkava marks 2, 3, and 4).

The computers are linked to the IDF's C4I systems and are part of the Digital Army Program (DAP). The Ground Forces' C4I Division, headed by Brig. Gen. Mike Mastai, is leading the project to upgrade the tank computers.

In the framework of a request to the defense industries, the IDF is seeking to acquire hardened computers with nearly half a terabyte of memory for tanks in the regular and reserve layout. The upgrade will make it possible to introduce more advanced maps and to carry out precision fire for the purpose of rapid closure of sensor-to-shooter cycles, including in coordination with neighboring forces such as aerial forces. This is in the framework of the IDF vision of enabling the transfer of precise fire coordinates from ground forces to aircraft and vice versa.

Israeldefense

La marine confie de plus en plus de mission a ses drones Orbiter 3.

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Increased Orbiter Use

The Israeli Navy is expanding its use of the Aeronautics-produced UAV, used for short-range intelligence collection assignments

It was reported last year that the Israeli Navy decided to acquire the Orbiter UAV produced by the Israeli company Aeronautics, for the purpose of naval collection assignments. It appears now that there is an intention to expand the use of the UAV for naval purposes.

The UAV, which is intended for short-range intelligence assignments by operational forces in the field, can be equipped with a camera that includes three sensors, capable of providing photography during both day and night, as well a laser marker for target marking.

The advanced variant of the Orbiter 3 UAV has an endurance of seven hours and can reach a range exceeding 100 kilometers. The UAV can be launched from a missile boat due to its small size and retrieved (via a net).

Aeronautics declined to comment on the report.

Israeldefense

L'otan viens apprendre des retex en Israel.

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NATO to Learn from Israel

NATO's science and technology committee to arrive to Israel to examine technological developments used by the Israeli defense establishment

NATO's science and technology committee will arrive to Israel in order to examine Israeli technological developments utilized by the Israeli defense establishment, including missile defense systems, unmanned vehicles and cyber warfare.

The committee is expected to arrive in the country in the coming month of October, as was learned during a meeting of Israeli Knesset members Nachman Shai, Ronen Hoffman, and Yoni Shtabon with the heads of the committee in the framework of a gathering of NATO's parliamentary assembly in Luxemburg.

"This is the committee's first visit to Israel. The committee works in a firm and unprecedented manner against the Iranian threat. This is another step in the framework of the tightening of relations between the Israeli Knesset and NATO's parliamentary assembly," stated Knesset member Nachman Shai.

Israeldefense

Des Merkava au Golan prêt des frontières avec la Syrie le 22-05-13

"Je prends aussi ta terre pour éviter que tu te fasses mal au dos"

Le 27-05-13, le Tsahal a lancé un vaste programme d'exercices à travers le pays pour évaluer le niveau de préparation contre des menaces non-conventionnelles.
Au Golan israélien, les divisions blindés et d'infanterie sont en exercices depuis quelques jours déjà :

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Un exercice SAR dans les ruines d'une maison à Nazareth

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La Heil Hayam elle aussi était dans le coup

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Yas'ur over Urshalim