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Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SyHY4r112L
The Israel Defense Forces Plan for the Future
(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi is working on a multi-year program called "Momentum" to give the State of Israel a more efficient, modern and powerful army. In closed military forums, Kochavi displays confidence that the IDF - in two or three years' time - can achieve a swift and clear military victory if forced into war, while dramatically reducing the casualties and destruction among Israel's civilians, and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy and its assets. The plan is intended to significantly reduce the number of rockets that Israel's home front will absorb, both because the duration of the fighting will be significantly shortened, and because the IDF will maneuver to the main launch areas found deep inside enemy territory. The IDF thereby hopes to instill such a clear military victory that it will create long-term strategic deterrence for Israel that will postpone or prevent the next war. Kochavi says that to win with minimum losses, the IDF needs to make a big leap forward in a number of areas: Combined "multidimensional" combat, in order to increase the deadliness of the IDF's land units. The goal is to organize, equip, and train the IDF in a way that allows units from all branches to work together. The production of a continued, reliable stream of targets identified by intelligence agencies. Innovation in warfare methods including cyber. New preparations to protect against aerial threats, including laser technology. The Momentum plan defines the required mix of the IDF budget as including 70% of investment for offensive operations and 30% for defensive measures. As part of the plan, the procurement of Israeli-made products will include Merkava Mark IV tanks, the Namer APC, small armed drones, and urban warfare robots for fighting in places like Gaza.