With the backing of a relatively fresh defense minister and civilian oversight of the dysfunctional Knesset, Major-General Kochavi has in recent weeks begun implementing the IDF's new multi-year program, called "momentum." The military was accompanied as usual in explaining the chief of staff's moves, in statements about making the army "innovative," "efficient," "deadly," and "victorious."

The TAR, which is the "Roadmap" to the IDF's overall power building for the next five years, logically assumes that the IDF will operate in the next few years in an operational environment that is gradually filled with guided and accurate armaments. A complementary assumption is that the rate of combat will be faster, when the IDF And his rivals are shortening the time period from goal acquisition to destruction. This combat environment requires active, advanced technology-based armor, and is integrated with artificial intelligence to maximize defensive and attacking capabilities. Connectivity of all platforms on an encrypted and secure network should be a multiplier that will ensure the IDF's ability to locate, shoot and destroy enemy targets more efficiently and quickly than its rivals.

But as you know, the devil is hiding in the small details, in which case, the fine print of the reforms and procurement plans. Instead of addressing the basic problems of the inland arm, the General Staff simply plans to dispose of most of the land. The problems raised by Gen. (res.) Isaac Brick, such as outdated equipment, a crisis in manpower, faulty infrastructure and poor command culture, were recently reaffirmed in the audit reports. Unveiled in the media on Division 319. Officially, "impetus" will continue to purchase 4-lightning tank cars and anti-aircraft carriers. This acquisition began in the Gideon district initiated by former chief of staff Izancote, and is intended to restore the armored maneuverability. In practice, the new Torah strives for the opposite purpose that was demonstrated in two ways in transforming the Kfir Brigade into a regular infantry brigade.

First, instead of striving for a balanced multilateral force on land, the IDF is working to increase the scope of the infantry and establish its land base. Second, the IDF relinquishes the stockpile of large number of battle tanks and heavy weapons necessary for the combined battle management capability, proven and universal basis for dry operations management. What remains of the land forces will appear in the form of a new unit, which has been marketed in the media as "multidimensional design". In fact, this is no more than a light infantry-based infantry (Eitan) brigade that has increased firepower (missiles) and intelligence gathering (as UAVs), which is expected to survive on the battlefield due to speed and aerial assistance. The IDF is also exempted from the complex logistics accompanying armored divisions, and with them all the problems that Brick has been alerted to. Professional Theoretical and Technological.

This weakening of the professional theoretical and technological bodies, which in every modern professional army are the core of the power building, is no accident. These are the gatekeepers who warn of impending and almost irreversible steps, such as the current 1970s. In the face of an obedient General Secretary, a passing defense minister and a virtual Knesset, there is a concern that the IDF is moving on momentum - to lose in the next war.

Dr. Tamir Liebel is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Bamberg