(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Lappin - A new IDF artillery brigade is equipped with GPS-guided Spear (Romach) rockets and radars that can detect the source of enemy rocket fire and enable rapid return fire, and it has its own field intelligence unit. The new concept began when the IDF formed the Golan Division in 2014 to deal with the myriad of potential enemies that were active beyond the Syrian border. The IDF set up a new Fire Assistance Center in the division to fast-track strikes on enemies. As part of the changes, the Artillery Corps was given the ability to gather its own intelligence on the battlefield. The end result is a shortening of the sensor-to-shooter cycle.
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