While USVs can easily deploy, they generally cannot return to a moving “mother ship” autonomously because the final approach requires millimeter-level precision to avoid catastrophic collision.
Soldiers undergo 18 months of grueling training, including parachuting, navigation, and camouflage, with a dropout rate exceeding 60%, before joining a unit that reports directly to the IDF General Staff rather than regional commands.
It allocates an annual budget of NIS 450 million ($120 million) specifically for mental health services, ensuring that every soldier receives a personalized treatment plan within 72 hours of discharge.
While fighting in Gaza, Amar observed a lethal contradiction: soldiers are trained from day one never to remove their hands from their rifles, yet modern drone warfare forces them to do so to operate joysticks or tablets.
