Armée de terre israélienne

[Serge]

Gun Makers Gear Up for $1B Israeli Contest

Oct. 19, 2013 - 12:30PM | By BARBARA OPALL-ROME

TEL AVIV — Israeli and international firms are gearing to compete for a new self-propelled gun for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Artillery Corps, a prospective multiyear modernization program estimated to exceed US $1 billion.

Characterized here as a top ground force investment priority, the gun aims to replace nearly 50-year-old M109 self-propelled howitzers

In an interview, Brig. Gen. Roy Riftin, IDF chief artillery officer, listed the new gun as key to the ground force’s Fire2025, a strategic investment plan for firepower that is lethal, longer in range and more precise, yet flexible enough for effective use across the operational spectrum.

But final approval to initiate the program as part of the IDF’s Teuza (Valor) 2014-’18 plan is pending the outcome of workshops to be conducted this month by the IDF General Staff.

If approved, the competition will likely involve a crew-saving, autonomously loaded 52-caliber cannon and 155mm barrel integrated on a refurbished or new, low-cost chassis. IDF users expect the autonomous, automatically loading gun to fire smart projectiles at a rapid rate, taking advantage of precision guidance kits already developed by local industry, sources here said.

Local companies competing for prime contractor status include privately owned Elbit Systems; and state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Israel Military Industries (IMI).

International companies involved in the anticipated bid include Lockheed Martin’s Dallas-based Missiles and Fire Control unit, and Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall Defence, both based in Munich.

Elbit Systems has been talking with potential partners, but may opt to go it alone based on the production infrastructure of its Elbit USA subsidiary and legacy capabilities of its recently acquired Soltam Systems, Israel’s premier artillery provider.

Elbit completed its acquisition of Yokneam, Israel-based Soltam Systems in 2010, and it has been working with the IDF on options for meeting requirements for the new gun. At the same time, Elbit executives said they continue to work with the IDF to optimize C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence) interoperability of all ground force elements through its ongoing Tzayad Digital Army Program.

Boaz Cohen, vice president for land systems in Elbit’s Land and C4I Division, said the company has developed nearly all of the essential elements for an indigenous Israeli offering. He estimated it would take about two years to integrate, test and qualify a new gun specifically tailored to IDF requirements.

“As the only gun manufacturer in Israel, we have all the essential building blocks in place,” Cohen said. “We have the auto loader, the gun, breech, elevation system, electronics system and, of course, the requisite C4I to meet whatever the IDF ultimately determines as its future gun requirements.”

IMI is expected to team with Rheinmetall on a comparatively lower-cost modular upgrade package aimed at extending the operational service of its vast M109 inventory for another 40 years, defense and industry sources here said. Rheinmetall declined to comment.

First reported by Israeli defense industry analyst Tamir Eshel, editor of the online Defense Update, the IMI proposed upgrade — M10917 Spark — introduces a longer, modern 155mm/52-caliber barrel on a re-engined M109 chassis. Sources here confirmed the IMI proposal will feature the automatic shell-loading capabilities of the PzH2000, developed by KMW and Rheinmetall for the German Army, which reduces current eight-man crews to three or four gunners.

As for IAI, the company is promoting a KMW artillery gun module integrated on a Lockheed Martin-built M270 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) chassis.

The IAI-proposed option is expected to include IAI-developed precision navigation and other company-developed subsystems, with final assembly performed at Stark Aerospace, the company’s Columbus, Miss.-based subsidiary, or at Lockheed’s Missiles and Fire Control plant in Dallas.

In an interview, retired Brig. Gen. Shmuel Yachin, a former defense research and development director who coordinates land systems programs for IAI, said it was itself positioning for a lead role in meeting future IDF requirements.

“If we can detect the exact location of targets, add smart fuzes that precisely navigate regular [155mm] projectiles and a new generation of longer artillery tubes, the IDF will undergo a real revolution in the fires arena,” Yachin said in the interview.

In contrast to reports this year, industry sources insist IAI does not have a teaming agreement with Lockheed. Sources here said any understandings IAI or IMI may have with KMW or Rheinmetall are subject to technology transfer agreements between the Israeli and German defense ministries.

IAI declined comment on its proposed gun solution or on prospective international partners.

Avi Felder, head of IMI, said the company’s experience in armored vehicles and weaponry, as well as its intimate understanding of IDF concepts, make it a strong candidate for meeting future ground force requirements.

Morri Leland, director of international business development at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, said the company is exploring relations with Israeli industry to identify the best solution to meet IDF requirements. In parallel, he said it “is working directly with the Israeli government to identify the best solution to meet their future artillery needs.”

In an Oct. 16 statement, Leland cited the company’s proven capabilities in delivering integrated systems solutions to customers worldwide, including launch and delivery platforms, fire control systems and weaponry.

“We believe that adapting the highly successful MLRS M270 launch/delivery platform to incorporate a highly automated gun system is one way to provide a long-range, lethal and flexible solution,” Leland said.

“This choice also has the advantage of being a very cost-effective path, given the synergy that could be gained by supporting a command system that is projected to be in service until at least the year 2050,” he added.

[actyon]

Israeli Ground Target Acquisition System Delivered to NATO service http://defense-update.com/20131021_israeli-ground-target-acquisition-system-delivered-to-nato-service.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=96272&utm_campaign=0

 

[actyon]

[actyon]

 

New Israeli Ground Robot Designed for Harsh Conditions

Israeli company Roboteam expands its family of unmanned systems and operator controllers; an order for the new configuration of its MTGR (Micro Tactical Ground Robot) unit has already been received from a foreign customer.

http://i-hls.com/2013/10/ausa-2013-new-israeli-ground-robot-designed-for-harsh-conditions/?utm_source=activetrail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=English%20Newsletter%2023/10/2013

 

 

 

 

[Joab]

Pour la deuxième fois de l'histoire du pays, une brigade de l'armée israélienne sera commandée par un arabe druze du nom de Ghassan Alian et cette fois il s'agit de la meilleure brigade d'infanterie du pays, la brigade Golani.

[jeansaisrien]

bonjour,

 

ce n'est pas dans cette brigade que des soldats cet été s'étaient élevés contre les sanctions excessives et le mauvais comportement d'officiers ?

[Serge]

Israel Revamps Armored Units for Urban, Brush Battles

Oct. 29, 2013 - 03:27PM | By BARBARA OPALL-ROME

TEL AVIV — Starting next month, select draftees inducted into Israel’s Armored Corps will undergo training for eventual deployment in new multi-discipline companies designed to support future battalions of main battle tanks (MBTs).

The new specialty companies, each composed of reconnaissance, observation and mortar platoons, will form an integral part of future armored battalions, which consist of two active-duty MBT companies and a third MBT company from the Israel Defense Force (IDF) reserves.

The merger of traditional infantry missions into Israel’s future armored order of battle is part of an Army-wide revamp aimed at retiring older-model Merkava MBTs and optimizing Israel’s maneuvering ground forces for urban and heavily forested arenas.

Under the plan, mortar platoons will be equipped with Keshet, an M113-based, autonomous, self-propelled 120mm mortar by Elbit Systems, according to Brig. Gen. Shmuel Olansky, IDF chief armor officer.

“We’re building in every battalion of the Armored Corps a supporting company of infantry equipped with Keshet, which knows how to provide destructive firepower at a high rate,” Olansky said in a report posted Oct. 24 on the IDF’s Hebrew-language website.

New mortar platoons, together with new reconnaissance and observation platoons, will operate “shoulder-to-shoulder” with MBT battalions, Olansky said.

In an interview with Shachar Ruppin of the IDF spokesman’s office, Olansky said budget cuts and changing battle conditions were driving the revamp, which will allow the retirement of older-model MBTs as it brings on new infantry support cadres.

“Retirement of older tanks is a process that is being implemented after lengthy discussions and simulations,” Olansky said. “It allows us, in parallel, to equip ourselves with essential combat support elements.”

Maj. Arieh Berger, operations officer for the Armored Corps’ first brigade slated for the revamp, said infantry support elements will be equipped with advanced command-and-control systems for rapid transfer of targeting data to armored formations. The revamp, he said, will maximize the IDF’s ability to operate in closed and built-up areas.

“There are no more battles where tanks face off against other tanks on an exposed hill,” Berger said in the IDF-posted story. “These new forces will be able to direct tank battalions between homes of villages or into brush, according to our needs.”

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131029/DEFREG04/310290016/

[actyon]

 

Invisible, c’est la devise de l’Unité Magellan

L’unité Magellan est une unité d’infanterie de Tsahal qui a pour mission de pénétrer en territoire ennemi  sur de longues distances, afin d’obtenir des renseignements ou de neutraliser des cibles définies.

http://tel-avivre.com/2013/10/30/invisible-cest-la-devise-de-l-unite-magellan/

 

[actyon]

Chien de Tsahal (Israël). La Mission Opérationnelle de l’Unité Oketz.

 

L’unité ‘Oketz’ (littérature piqûre) est une unité qui se spécialise dans la formation et l’entraînement de chiens à des missions spéciales, dans toutes les zones et en particulier dans la région de Judée-Samarie. La mission opérationnelle de l’unité ‘Oketz’ est de déjouer les tentatives d’attaques terroristes et de protéger les soldats de Tsahal. Chaque chien est entraîné pour avoir une spécialité particulière (attaque, poursuite, localisation de caches d’armes, détection d’explosifs, etc.).

L’admission dans l’unité se fait la base du volontariat et à cet effet les soldats passent des tests de sélection difficiles pour y être admis. Mais pour pouvoir passer les tests, il faut avoir intégré la Brigade Kfir d’infanterie en premier lieu. L’unité fut créée en 1974 dans la base de Sirkin, suite à la vague d’attentats terroristes qui frappa Israël au début des années 1970. L’unité comptait alors 11 soldats commandés par un sous-officier de métier. Dans les années 1970 et 1980, l’unité a participé à des dizaines de missions secrètes. Elle a opéré dans le secret le plus total jusqu’en 1988, date à laquelle l’unité fut révélée au public pour la première fois suite à une opération au Liban. Elle fut alors nommée ‘Oketz’.

L’unité est composée de plusieurs unités : brigades d’assaut en charge de gérer les situations d’enlèvement d’otages, de trouver des personnes recherchées, équipes de poursuite, équipes situées aux points de passage, compagnies d’armement responsables de la recherche de caches d’armes et de la localisation de tunnels, compagnies de sabotage, compagnies d’identification de matières explosives et de détonateurs.

Le lien entre le chien et son maître (celui qui le dirige) est très personnel. Le soldat reçoit le chien pendant sa formation et passe beaucoup de temps avec lui. Les liens entre chiens et soldats sont très importants lors d’une opération militaire, et font partie intégrante des caractéristiques de l’unité.

http://www.israelvalley.com/news/2013/11/09/41718/chien-de-tsahal-israel-la-mission-operationnelle-de-lunite-oketz

[Tancrède]

C'est un chien militaire ce petit trucmuche tout mignon?

[actyon]

C'est un chien militaire ce petit trucmuche tout mignon?

 

C'est dans l'article =D ,il a une apparence mignonne mais il peut faire quelque chose

[FARSOLDIER]

Je pense que comme il est petit , il est utiliser pour les caches d'armes... dans les tunnels , les petites cavités . Pas bête comme idée .  

[Tancrède]

C'est dans l'article =D ,il a une apparence mignonne mais il peut faire quelque chose

 

Désolé.... Ca m'a foutu une image cartoonesque dans la tête: le petit chien qui ouvre une gueule de tyrannosaure.... Ou alors ils espèrent que quand un terroriste verra le chien, il lâchera ses armes et perdra toute pensée cohérente pour le prendre dans ses bras, le caresser.... "Ilétromignonlekiki.... Oukilétromimilekiki".... Dans un grand moment d'hystérie. Death by cutenesss!!!!

Modifié le 15 novembre 2013 par Tancrède

[alexandreVBCI]

C'est un Doberman camouflé ?  c'est pour accompagner les espions déguisés en grand-mère ?  =)

[actyon]

 

RAFAEL Develops a New High Energy Laser Weapon

January 19, 2014 at 17:59

Israel plans to implement a fifth ‘active defense’ layer in its national multi-layered air and missile defense system, aimed to provide an affordable countermeasure against threats at ‘very short range. The new capability will be able to protect border communities and military installations, offering point defense against various aerial threats.

http://defense-update.com/tag/helws

 

[actyon]

 

 

New, High Precision Israeli Artillery Shell

The MLM division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has reached a very advanced stage in the development of its Top Gun precision artillery shells. This precision shell is especially tailored to the needs a low intensity warfare (LIC) very common in terror suppression missions. A company source told i-HLS that the series production will begin at the end of 2015.

http://i-hls.com/2014/01/new-high-precision-israeli-artillery-shell/?utm_source=Israel+Homeland+Security+%28iHLS%29&utm_campaign=5b3d4cb04e-Newsletter_English_5_2_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8ee2e16ed1-5b3d4cb04e-87432353

[actyon]

New Israeli Sniper Rifle Scope Enters U.S. Market

http://i-hls.com/2014/01/new-israeli-sniper-rifle-scope-enters-u-s-market/

 

 

Modifié le 5 février 2014 par actyon

[Joab]

Le service militaire pour hommes sera réduit à 32 mois.

[Tonton Flingueur]

Une idée de modèle utilisé ?

[Joab]

Le service militaire a été réduit de 36 a 32 mois. Il est à noter que légalement, la durée du service est de 30 mois, les six mois de plus étaient censés etre des exceptions qui a finalement duré des décennies.

[actyon]

On March 5, the Paratroopers Brigade simulated combat in urban territory during a special exercise in the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv.

Photo Credit: Omri Samson, IDF spokesperson’s Unit

[Sovngard]

Quelques photos du Namer.
 

 

 

 

 

[g4lly]

Une idée de modèle utilisé ?

 

Jericho 941, version semi compact avec la carcasse polymere.

[Shorr kan]

A quoi sert la fougasse sur la tête des soldats israéliens ? ça sert à quelque chose ou c'est juste un accessoire sans fonction particulière ?

Modifié le 18 avril 2014 par Shorr kan

[g4lly]

A quoi sert la fougasse sur la tête des soldats israéliens ? ça sert à quelque chose ou c'est juste un accessoire sans fonction particulière ?

 

Camouflage. Ça sert a briser la silhouette très reconnaissable de la tête, et moi je trouve ça super bien fichu.