The IDF Spokesman updates that today (Friday) the third week of “Chariots of Fire” came to an end – the IDF’s major war exercise, during which IDF forces, regularly and in reserve, practiced dealing with challenges and erupting events in several battlefields simultaneously, focusing In the northern arena.
During the week, the Air Force performed the “Lethal Arrow” exercise in which all the corps ‘units – battle, transport, UAV, helicopters, air defense and the corps’ special forces participated. The air, regular and in reserve.
As part of the exercise, Dima applied combat in the northern arena while dealing with additional arenas. The forces were required to attack at high power, assist airborne maneuvering ground forces, protect the country’s skies from a variety of threats and produce air superiority on the battlefield.
In the Southern Command, the Steel Former held a divisional exercise in the northern contour led by the Northern Command. The exercise is intended to prepare the division’s forces for ground maneuvering in the next campaign in cooperation with the Intelligence Division, the Technology and Logistics Division, the Air Force, the multidimensional unit, the ICT and Defense Division, and many more changes and innovations The chief of staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi, visited the exercise in the Northern Command and the assembly areas.
The Northern Command practiced deploying forces in the field while dealing with erupting events, especially in the Lebanese sector. In addition, maneuvering was practiced in parallel with the practice of fire efforts in cooperation with the arms and forces in the field to strengthen the defense on the northern border in the face of various emergency scenarios in the home front.
The Central Command practiced intense operational scenarios and the fight against terrorism, allocating forces to offensive efforts, maintaining the security of the residents of Judea and Samaria and the civilian home front, and humanitarian assistance to the uninvolved. The exercise under the Central Command was carried out alongside continued operational activity at all times in the Judea and Samaria area, as part of Operation Breakwater.
In the sea arm, different scenarios were practiced while fully synchronizing between the headquarters and area units. The operational scenarios included rescue drills and cladding vessels from the heart of the sea, thwarting attempts at infiltration, firing, closing intelligence circles from locating to attack and dealing with challenging sea conditions.
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In the Technology and Logistics Division, a multi-arena logistics network has been deployed in order to support the forces and give them the opportunity for continuous combat. In addition, the practice of multidimensional logistics and movement in alternative axes was practiced as part of the “Axis Axis” program.
This week, the Chief of Staff’s Tester ‘was also held in a surprise format, to examine the readiness of the Home Front Command and the Air Force.
The “Fire Chariots” exercise will continue throughout the next week and will include tackling challenges and erupting events across the battlefields.
The commander of the Air Force, Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, said that “last week the Air Force performed the annual Hits exercise – a ‘lethal arrow’ in which all the squadrons and Air Force units took part from end to end. The exercise was a significant multi-arm training during which the Air Force practiced His missions, including attacking and defending providers, planning and executing blows to the enemy in the northern and other sectors, assisting the Northern and Southern Command, dealing with air superiority missions and a variety of other multi-arena scenarios, all while continuing operational activities. “