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Israel Lists 14 Programs Introduced in 2014
TEL AVIV — From its newest nuclear-capable submarine to vegan-considerate, leather-free boots and berets, here is a year-end list of 14 programs fielded during 2014, as translated from the official Israel Defense Forces (IDF) website:
1. Hot, healthy, low-fat meals ready to eat (MREs) supported forces for the first time in Israel's summer 2014 Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.
2. INS Tanin, the fourth of six German-built, Israeli-equipped Dolphin-class submarines, arrived at its home base at Haifa on September 23.
3. New manned and unmanned Israel Air Force aircraft include:
5. The "Ya'alom" (Diamond) Unit of IDF Combat Engineers fielded its first Foster Miller-built Talon 4 tracked ordnance disposal robot in support of Operation Protective Edge.
6. The C4I Branch integrated a new layer of connectivity into its digitized network for enhanced, cross-service, inter-disciplinary command and control.
7. New personnel-related norms and programs include:
9. The IDF Armored Corps debuted the Hatzav multi-mission tank round in Operation Protective Edge. The M329 anti-personnel/anti-materiel round is built by Israel Military Industries and is optimized for urban warfare.
10. The Israel Air Force used upgraded, US-built Patriot batteries in the world's first successful intercepts of enemy-launched unmanned aerial vehicles.
11. The IDF Medical Corps provided new personal, first-aid emergency kits for use in Protective Edge.
12. Israel's Homefront Command deployed a system for disseminating personalized text message warnings of incoming rocket threats.
13. The IDF Armored Corps concluded a major reorganization last year, which included retiring older-model Merkava tanks and equipping its storied 7th Battalion with latest, self-protected Merkava Mk4s.
14. Israel's C4I Branch fielded a new Decision Support System (DSS) during Operation Protective Edge.
Israel Lists 14 Programs Introduced in 2014
TEL AVIV — From its newest nuclear-capable submarine to vegan-considerate, leather-free boots and berets, here is a year-end list of 14 programs fielded during 2014, as translated from the official Israel Defense Forces (IDF) website:
1. Hot, healthy, low-fat meals ready to eat (MREs) supported forces for the first time in Israel's summer 2014 Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.
2. INS Tanin, the fourth of six German-built, Israeli-equipped Dolphin-class submarines, arrived at its home base at Haifa on September 23.
3. New manned and unmanned Israel Air Force aircraft include:
- Samson C-130J, the first of its planned fleet of Lockheed Martin-built Super Hercules airlifters, arrived here in April.
- Lavi, the first five of Israel's new 30-aircraft squadron of Alenia-Aermacchi M346 jets, arrived here last summer, along with the first of four ground-based training systems.
- Star, the Elbit Systems-built Hermes 900 unmanned aerial system (UAS), achieved operational capability in Protective Edge.
5. The "Ya'alom" (Diamond) Unit of IDF Combat Engineers fielded its first Foster Miller-built Talon 4 tracked ordnance disposal robot in support of Operation Protective Edge.
6. The C4I Branch integrated a new layer of connectivity into its digitized network for enhanced, cross-service, inter-disciplinary command and control.
7. New personnel-related norms and programs include:
- Special meals and leather-free footwear, berets and other equipment to accommodate sensitivities of vegan soldiers.
- Prohibition on use of oversized earphones.
- Permission for female soldiers to shave their heads, as is customary among male soldiers in many units.
9. The IDF Armored Corps debuted the Hatzav multi-mission tank round in Operation Protective Edge. The M329 anti-personnel/anti-materiel round is built by Israel Military Industries and is optimized for urban warfare.
10. The Israel Air Force used upgraded, US-built Patriot batteries in the world's first successful intercepts of enemy-launched unmanned aerial vehicles.
11. The IDF Medical Corps provided new personal, first-aid emergency kits for use in Protective Edge.
12. Israel's Homefront Command deployed a system for disseminating personalized text message warnings of incoming rocket threats.
13. The IDF Armored Corps concluded a major reorganization last year, which included retiring older-model Merkava tanks and equipping its storied 7th Battalion with latest, self-protected Merkava Mk4s.
14. Israel's C4I Branch fielded a new Decision Support System (DSS) during Operation Protective Edge.
Israel Lists 14 Programs Introduced in 2014