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IDF chief presents vision for army’s future
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot published the “IDF Strategy Document,” a paper “mapping the threats against Israel, the IDF’s modus operandi and the ways [the military] can achieve its goals.”
The document, unusual in that it is not classified, presents what Eisenkot said are the changes necessary in the military in light of the challenges of the future and the changing nature of Israel’s enemies.
Eisenkot mentions, among others, increasing the effectiveness of land maneuvers, diversifying the IDF’s operational capabilities between wars, strengthening its cyber capabilities and preserving a clear edge in nautical and aerial capabilities and in intelligence.
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