The IDF’s transition from tracked armor to wheeled platforms
The vulnerability of aging, tracked M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) highlighted the urgent need for a more versatile, rapid-deployment solution.
The vulnerability of aging, tracked M113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) highlighted the urgent need for a more versatile, rapid-deployment solution.
The unprecedented humanitarian methodology caught the attention of foreign allies, leading the United States military to officially adopt the tactic in April 2016 under Major General Peter Gersten during the air campaign against Islamic State strongholds in Mosul, Iraq.
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.
‘Look closely at this people and this family standing here today. The family of Israel is not to be messed with. We bring everyone home.’
Besides fighting wars, the IDF has a secondary, unofficial position, that is little known abroad – matchmaker of the State of Israel.
The system is capable of intercepting rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) mid-flight.
Rather than scrap the old fleet, the IDF devised a way to transform them into offensive assets.
Combat veteran hospitalized in life-threatening condition; his mother says she and her son were repeatedly ignored by the Defense Ministry.
