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Israel Establishes New IDF Space Brigade to Expand Military Operations Beyond Earth
The IDF is establishing a new Space Brigade to expand its military operations into space, focusing on the development and operational use of space-based technologies, including orbital surveillance and future space warfare capabilities. The decision was announced following a senior military appointments meeting chaired by IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir. The unit will operate under the Planning Directorate as part of the IDF's multi-year Hoshen development program and is expected to become operational in the coming months.
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- 01The IDF is establishing a new Space Brigade under the Planning Directorate to develop space-based technologies and future warfare capabilities.
- 02IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir announced the decision, which is part of the multi-year Hoshen development program.
- 03Brigadier General S. has been selected to lead the new brigade, which is expected to become operational in the coming months.
- 04Defense Minister Israel Katz backed the initiative, describing the vision of turning Israel into a military space power as "Israeli Star Wars."
- 05A senior IDF official estimates that Israel will possess dozens of military satellites within three to four years, and potentially hundreds in the long term.
- 06The military space capabilities are expected to enable monitoring, defense, and attacks from space while boosting the Israeli economy and technology sectors.
- 07Concurrently, the IDF is forming a Robotics Brigade under Depth Operations and reinstating the 500th Armored Brigade, which was disbanded in 2003.
Brigadier General S. has been chosen to lead the new brigade, with two lieutenant colonels, N. and S., designated to head departments and slated for promotion to colonel, pending approval from Defense Minister Israel Katz. A senior IDF official estimates that Israel will possess dozens of military satellites within three to four years, with the potential for hundreds in the longer term. There is also a future possibility of the brigade becoming an independent corps.
Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed the initiative, calling it "Israeli Star Wars" and stating his ambition to make Israel a leading global military space power. Katz asserted that the capability to monitor, defend, and attack any target from space across vast distances will deter both near and distant enemies and ensure Israel's security, while also boosting the Israeli economy and technology sectors. Alongside the Space Brigade, the IDF is forming a Robotics Brigade under Depth Operations and reinstating the 500th Armored Brigade, which was disbanded in 2003.
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