Dealing with the spectrum of threats in a hot sector like IOSH also requires technology that fits them like a glove – therefore, the division’s TNA wing works day and night to provide the most advanced innovations for the most burning problems. We got a glimpse
In the coming month, we will mark the one year anniversary of the ‘Breaking the Wave’ operation throughout the IOS division – as night after night, operatives fight to arrest wanted and confiscate weapons intended for terrorism. All this activity would not have been possible with the same quality – without the technological edge that optimizes the work of the forces in the field.
But apart from the familiar systems, the IOS Division has a few more cards up its sleeve. The first ace is MAI (Fire Targeting System) – a revolutionary system that was developed especially for Judea and Samaria and went into operation this very month. The radar at the heart of the system has the ability to detect sources of fire – either mobile or in accordance with a specific area with higher friction. With its help, the fighters are directed to the most precise point.
In addition to this, the forces now have more eyes in the sky – last month the division received a group of drones called the ‘Ronen System’, named after the late Dovdvan fighter Ronen Loverski, who fell about five years ago near Ramallah when a large stone was thrown by a Palestinian terrorist from the roof of a building. These are a number of drones which establish a dynamic grip on the ground and allow the MM level force to move in space and identify movements that could endanger the soldiers.
The drone is activated by a tablet and the six drones in the air know how to switch between them in order to maintain continuity. At the moment the band operates in the Etzion Hetmar, and in the coming weeks it will expand to the rest of the sector, with the aim of creating independence in the entire Hetmar.
And before the forces even enter the target – they use advanced maps for ‘route planning’. No longer blurry maps on black and white – but 3D videos of the buildings, axes and roofs, which provide the force with the ability to conduct an advanced military operation.
A few days before, a drone is sent to map the location, process the information and make it accessible. The same drones have already mapped hundreds of kilometers in Judea and Samaria that will be included in the information systems and in the future also in the Israel Defense Forces.
For example, until the introduction of the system, the forces that entered the axis with the Panther did not necessarily know what its width was – which could create mobility problems. Thanks to the three-dimensional mapping system, they can accurately calculate in advance the ways of progress and entrances to the alleys, as well as the shooting angles to which they are exposed. This way they can make informed decisions in real time.