Tnufa Plan
"Tefen" was the first in decades to be completely realized and not cut back in the middle. With the entry of R.A. Aviv Kochavi into his position as Chief of the General Staff, the IDF conducted an in-depth diagnostic process, the conclusions of which are that the IDF was prepared to carry out its tasks in the face of the terms of reference, but in a long-term view, the significance of the achievement and the length of time that will be required to meet the goals of the war are on the verge of erosion Moreover, the enemy was getting stronger and more sophisticated both in terms of the quality and scope of the military and in the concepts of combat and it was necessary to adapt the IDF force to the developing battlefield . At the same time, global developments, first of all the strengthening of Iran and the possibility of renewing its nuclear program , required a new thinking. In January 2019 , the IDF began a multi-year planning process, which ended at the end of 2019, with the publication of the multi-year plan "Tnufa". The year 2020 was the first year for the realization of "Tnufa".
The multi-year plan "Tnufa" was built in the light of the concept of activation for victory - the formation of the characteristics of the operation and the achievement required of the IDF in combat. The "Tnufa" program emphasizes increasing the lethality of the IDF, exposing the disappearing enemy in the urban space and rapid attack with great power and precision, all This was based on multi-military, branch and organizational and multi-dimensional capabilities that exhaust the strength of the IDF in the various areas. In practice, this means harnessing the powerful systemic capabilities for the benefit of the operational-tactical end, a digital land army , by uploading the IDF to the cloud - connecting everyone to everyone (the Majd with the pilot , the tank with the operator of the helicopter or naval vessel, etc.)[1]When every weapon and end unit was also a sensor that warns of threats, acquires targets and distributes the information to a rear 'desk' that integrates all the information from the maneuvering units and puts out to 'tender' the target and also the 'trigger' capable of removing threats and eliminating targets assigned to it by the 'Desk'.
In January 2019 , Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi took office , and began to outline the multi-year plan "Momentum" for the years 2020-2024 . For the purpose of formulating the 2018 plan, the Chief of Staff led an in-depth process that began with the construction of the strategic framework for the coming years, the definition of the characteristics of the enemy and the nature of the fighting in light of which the military force will be built in the 2019 years, clarification and investigation of the elements required for the way the IDF operates in order to meet the required operational achievement , and accordingly formulating a multi-year plan for the implementation and realization of these components.
The 2018 planning process included four major milestones:
- The victory workshop - a workshop centered on the question "How will the IDF win the next war?". The product of the workshop and the accompanying work process was the "operational concept for victory". The purpose of the concept was to improve the combat effectiveness of the IDF and increase the military advantage, in order to decisively defeat the enemy in a short time, alongside improving readiness and adaptation to the characteristics of the battlefield through change and modernization.
- Situation assessment workshop and courses of action - a workshop that dealt with the assessment of the IDF's capabilities to implement the "operational concept for victory", the diagnosis of the main gaps and voting on the required courses of action. The result of the workshop was the departure of about 40 IDF teams to form force-building plans in a variety of fields.
- Summary of the 2018 formation phase - an integrative process for examining all the recommendations of the teams, focusing and prioritizing the various plans in order to formulate a multi-year force building plan for different time frames (the time frame was close to 2030 ) at different resource levels.
- The Chief of Staff's summary for 2017 - at the end of the work process of the teams and the workshops that took place, the common spaces were marked and a series of discussions was held led by the Chief of Staff to focus the recommendations for 2018. The 2015 was presented to the political level and within the IDF in conferences with many participants.
Victory - a considerable increase of the military advantage in order to defeat the enemy in a clear and short time, alongside improving readiness and adaptation to the characteristics of the battlefield, through change and modernization that will lead to the strengthening of intelligence and increasing the ability to expose the enemy, increasing the offensive capacity and increasing the production of targets, strengthening the capabilities of the operational end, realizing the principle of multi-purpose Dimensionality and the creation of broad connectivity, the germination of innovative fighting methods and the implementation of advanced military intelligence.
The man is precious - implementing the principle of "the man is precious" and increasing the attractiveness of the service , by deepening the meaning and leadership , the personal relationship, the culture and the conditions of those serving in the IDF. The concept strengthens and increases the emphasis placed on manpower and its exploitation, and it serves as a guiding principle in the IDF. Fighting spirit and values- cultivating the IDF as the people's army , values ??and state , encourages criticism and efficiency, initiative and innovation, was an example and model, and was true for every mission. Realization - the realization of the 2015 with determined leadership at all levels.
The plan, called “Tnufa” in Hebrew and “Momentum” in English, was a priority for Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, the Israel Defense Forces’ chief of the General Staff. The military built Momentum based on the last plan, called Gideon, which was announced in 2015. Having shrunk some land forces units and made them more efficient it will also continue reducing redundant forces, as it did under Gideon from 2015 to 2020. That means decommissioning aging tanks, such as the Merkava Mark III, as well as closing a tank battalion and one squadron. Israel also plans to created an infantry division for rapid maneuver.
At the end of a thorough and thorough process, the "Momentum" plan, the IDF's new multi-year program (2020-2024), was launched 13 February 2020. "Implementation of the plan will enable the IDF to increase substantially," emphasized Chief of Staff, Major General Aviv Kochavi, as he presented it to IDF commanders. In the past year, dozens of teams have been working to critically analyze the strategic-operational reality and the IDF's situation in relation to emerging threats and challenges. By the Minister of Defense and presented to the Prime Minister, and will later be brought to the Cabinet for approval. "The plan will increase the deadly and precisely deadly rate in the IDF, and create conditions for shortening the duration of the campaign," the chief of staff noted.
The "swing" ("multi-year program") was made possible thanks to the long-standing power building in the IDF, especially in light of the achievements of the previous multi-year program, Gideon. Alongside the deadly empowerment, the new program focuses on strengthening readiness and transformation to address relevant new challenges in the arena.
The key issues in the multi-year program 'Tnuva':
- Retaining the best and most qualified people for service in the IDF
- Empowering the units' capabilities at the IDF operational end
- Increasing Response to the Third Circuit (Iran)
- Strengthening intelligence superiority and gathering ability
- Establishing a digital connectivity infrastructure through which "everyone can talk to everyone" (the commander with the pilot, the tank with the security officer etc.)
- Expanding the range of arms and scope in all arms
- Strengthening and readiness of land forces
- Extracting the air dimension in general and the multi-arm maneuver in particular
- Adapt training to the challenges of urban space and the expected enemy outline (Reality training)
- Expanding Defense Capability - Air Defense, Border and Smart Space
- Organizational alignment of the IDF General Staff and Headquarters
- Implementing a military culture - the army by profession, the culture of inquiry, discipline
Formation of the Plan, according to the IDF, which brings to light the principles of readiness, variability and leadership, was done after a thorough diagnosis, which led to the designing of the IDF program 2030, and writing the operating concept for victory. The essence of this concept was to significantly increase the military advantage in order to defeat the enemy and to increase the precise attack capability, all through raising target failure and strengthening the IDF's operational edge. Extensive parts of the program are realized through the resources available to the IDF (Budget 2020 and the US Aid Agreement) and from a budget that the IDF was directing through an internal change process, which includes closing old frameworks and internal prioritization.
The Tnovah Plan (Motive Force), which was drawn up by the Chief of Staff, Aviv Kochavi, in June 2019, to replace the Gideon Plan from the beginning of 2020 for a period of 5 years, focused on integrating forces and technologies into the army, as a unit was created that includes military intelligence and the air force. And the three regional commands, in addition to focusing on artificial intelligence and big data in identifying potential targets for military strikes, with an internal Internet linking all branches of the army to exchange information, and the plan was adopted to focus on ground forces (infantry, tanks, and artillery).
It also focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of the army at the speed of what was referred to as the “lethality” process, not only in the sense of annihilating the enemy militarily, but also targeting civilians in any upcoming battle. Military experts believe that the plan aims to systematically annihilate the opponent, and win by knockout in the first round.
Within the framework of the Tnovah plan, the Israeli army continues its preparations for a military operation, as the priorities of the military plans have been changed from focusing on the Iranian position in Syria and exposing Hezbollah and Hamas tunnels to preparing for a military confrontation in the Gaza Strip.
According to the statements of Israeli officials, the battle with the Gaza Strip has become imminent, but it was linked to Israeli internal variables in terms of the date of the next elections and the formation of the government, and the statements of the security system in the Israeli army indicate the development of an offensive plan to damage centers of gravity and sensitive property, and to disrupt the enemy’s firepower in the next war. In this context, the Goal Bank in the Gaza Strip has been doubled in recent months.
The “Tnuva” plan indicates the shape of the next battle. If a large-scale confrontation breaks out, Israel will use military force and an unprecedented intensity of fire, to cause great material destruction to the enemy’s military capabilities and infrastructure, which will take many years to restore, to create deterrence and postpone the date of the next war for years. Activating the ground war in an unprecedented way, which includes the introduction of large military forces in dense numbers into the Gaza Strip in the early stages of the confrontation, by integrating into the work of the various land, sea, air, intelligence and reserve forces, but without completely occupying the Strip.
Any upcoming military confrontation will include investing significant combat capabilities with the aim of harming the military organizational chain of command. In return, Hamas will use its missile capabilities, Kornet missiles, explosive devices, drones loaded with explosives, and cyber warfare with the help of Iran to launch attacks on infrastructure, and attempt to disrupt the Israeli missile defense system, with attempts to conduct naval attacks to harm gas platforms.
One of the main pillars of the "Momentum" program for 2020-2024 related to multi-armor maneuver, which was intended to significantly increase the deadly force of the arm's forces by expanding the land armaments, increasing the standard of armament (armored combat vehicle) and advanced vehicle, enemy exposure capabilities, multi-unit formation - Dimensional etc. The same multi-armor maneuver effectively combines all land, air, cyber, kinetic, spectrum, and logistics efforts aimed at depriving the enemy of massive enemy capabilities and combat effectiveness.
As part of this concept, land forces and end units (battalions) will be prioritized by developing personnel for 108% unit staffing, strengthening the components of the intelligence, intelligence and communication in the maneuvering battalions, and completing measures to 100% in front of the device (vehicle, night vision, weapons, control and control, etc.).
In addition, the entire force building will be adapted to the new concept, and the brigade's level will be defined as a "basic design" in the IDF. Throughout the years, the scope of the military (remotely manned aircraft) will also be significantly expanded, and intelligence gathering capabilities will be enhanced.
In January 2020 the Chief of Staff announced that the Kfir Brigade (Brigade 900) would be converted to a fire-intensive Hiram Brigade. The unit will be integrated with operative programs in the Northern Command and the Southern Command. "She will specialize, along with two or three units, Not only in urban spaces, but also in fighting in crowded urban spaces, which was petitioned and rich in enemy annihilation capabilities," explained Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on 01 January 2020 that they had formed a new "multi-dimensional unit" that organically combines elite infantry, armored, C4i, intelligence, and air force elements. The unit was one of the first tangible products of the new Tnufa (Momentum) multi-year military program. The IDF did not say how many personnel it will eventually have, but said the unit will be commanded by a lieutenant colonel: the rank that usually commands a battalion. It will report directly to the commander of the 98th 'Fire' Division: a paratrooper reserve formation.
The new multidimensional unit also took a stage at the opening of the year. Fighters from the various Gdars, Golani and Nahal paratroopers, along with Armored Squadron forces, the special engineering unit, pilots and Air Force personnel, were stationed in the unit and are the first of its combat units. The unit's members are destined to operate in all arenas of war, with its main uniqueness being the ability to expose, locate, attack and destroy an enemy in all decrees and dimensions. In addition, it aims to develop knowledge that will also influence the structure and organization of other bodies in the military, and will lead to different learning processes.
It was also determined that Division 99 would be established - a new fire infantry division with fast and maneuvering fire-fighting forces. It would also incorporate elite reserve units, and be subordinate to the inland arm. As part of a land-based organizational change aimed at strengthening the multi-army's effectiveness and effectiveness, a multi-armed maneuvering and division brigade will be established.
The build-up will also continue in advanced battle tanks (Merkava mark 4), and thousands of advanced trucks will be provided and purchased over the next 5 years. In addition, reinforcements of armored personnel carriers will be reinforced, and an engineering battalion will also be coordinated for each offensive army. At the same time, as part of the decision, the tank division will close and the number of tanks in the defense divisions will be reduced. As a further step, "Storm" teams, battalion fire-fighting teams will be embedded, enabling battalion-level fire and circle closure capabilities against most of the firearms.
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