The secret has been revealed: the new system that prevents soldiers from being hit by anti-tank missiles

It was allowed to be published that during Operation Dawn the IDF used the "Space Isolation" system, which warns of areas that may be threatened by fire from Islamic Jihad units. "We integrated a digital map into the system.

We took into account every path, every field, wadi and hill"

Amir Bohbot

01/10/2022

Saturday, October 01, 2022, 06:00 Updated: 06:37

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In the video: Lt. Amir Margi, Head of Space Isolation Team at the Compass Unit in Blutum, ICT Division (IDF Spokesman)

In the history of the Gaza Division, there have been a number of attacks in recent years, during which anti-tank missiles were launched from the Gaza Strip at vehicles in Israel near the border line. In November 2018, a "Cornet" type missile was launched at Givat Hatz Black and hit a bus of IDF soldiers.

The bus was completely burned, and a soldier who was standing near it was seriously injured.

In May 2019, an Israeli civilian was killed by an anti-tank missile near Kibbutz Erez. In the Wall Guard operation, last year, an anti-tank missile hit a field trip empty of soldiers, but there was also a fatal hit, which resulted in the death of Sgt. Omar Tabiv.

In response to this, in Operation Dawn last August, the IDF closed the roads and cleared the area, following the intentions of Islamic Jihad squads to harm the security forces and civilians, but without success. Space". The outgoing commander of the ICT Battalion (481) in the Gaza Division, Lt. Col. Idan Hariri, and the collection chief Lt. Ilai Biton, decided to take an initiative in 2020 and promote the development of a system that would prevent harm to soldiers and civilians by means of anti-tank missiles.

An anti-tank missile hit a bus. November 2018 (Photo: Walla! NEWS system, Eliyahu Hershkovitz, "Haaretz")

"We took these events and thought about what the common denominator is and how we can be better in the next fighting to develop another mechanism, such as warning the forces that are in danger in the face of the anti-tank threat and sniping," said Hariri. control and control of the Elbit company), entered into a process of characterization, research and development together with the 'Military Systems for Command, Control and Management' unit of the ICT Division.

At the beginning of 2022, the system was launched and defined as operational.

"The system knows how to define lines of exposure in advance for anti-tank missiles.

We combined it on a digital map.

We took into account every path, every field, wadi and hill.

We have pinpointed spaces down to the level of meters, where we are exposed and where we are not, and we have created a system that knows how to alert the military and soldiers at the edge within a few seconds of a force entering a space threatened by an anti-tank missile.

This is an automatic system," continued Hariri. "As soon as the warning was received, we start counting down the time, because there are only a few minutes to remove the power from the area.

We performed all kinds of exercises before Operation Dawn to train the forces in the system and method of operation."

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A soldier during Operation Dawn.

August 2022 (photo: official website, IDF spokesperson)

In Operation Dawn, the main effort of the IDF was to prevent the anti-tank units of the Islamic Jihad from damaging Israeli vehicles, soldiers and civilians.

In dozens of cases, the system warned of the entry of forces into areas threatened by missiles, and saved lives.

According to Hariri, "If it's a tank that has a 'wind jacket' (anti-missile system), then we authorize it to be in a threatened area, but if it's another force that has no defense, we warn it to change its position and move to an unexposed area. The main part of our work is in the early hours and the criticality of the operation until the forces zero in on what is allowed and what is prohibited. We know how to reveal absolutely who is in the area. There is a unified HML that also receives intelligence and in the future we will integrate a radar that knows how to detect movement and not just rely on the IDF's positioning system.

In Operation Dawn, we proved that this is a system that saves lives."

The Maj. Gen. also said that during Operation Dawn, the 481 ICT Battalion transferred information to the "Wize" company about closed roads and isolated areas, following the use of the system. Later, "Space Isolation" will be integrated with the Home Front Command application that will alert the citizens not only of "red color", but For entering a threatened area. The system is currently integrated on the border of Syria and Lebanon, to deal with the threat of Hezbollah's anti-tank missiles.

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