Israel's Combat Intelligence Corps to Become IDF Intelligence Directorate Unit
Translated & summarized from Hamal by baba
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- Combat Intelligence Corps to become an additional intelligence unit for Aman.
- Daily intelligence from observation soldiers will be continuously sent to Aman.
- A new training base for combat intelligence will be established at Ovda.
- The changes are a response to lessons learned from the October 7th attacks.
- The IDF is adapting to evolving low-altitude airspace threats.
In the wake of the October 7th attacks, the Combat Intelligence Corps is set to become an additional intelligence gathering agency for the IDF's Intelligence Directorate (Aman). Major General Lotan, Commander of the Combat Intelligence Corps, made this determination, which received approval from Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. Under the new structure, daily intelligence products gathered by observation soldiers from the field will be continuously transferred to Aman. This aims to ensure that critical information, collected with high expertise, reaches intelligence personnel in an organized manner, providing commanders with a clear picture of enemy activity in various sectors.
A new training base will be established at Ovda base to centralize the training for all combat intelligence professions, up to the level of a combat intelligence battalion. An officer in the Ground Forces familiar with the changes stated that the IDF failed to identify and adapt to the evolving threat landscape in the low-altitude airspace, impacting both defensive and offensive capabilities. The Ground Forces commander is strongly pushing these reforms, which are already manifesting in new equipment and improved intelligence gathering across different theaters.