Israel quadruples Air Force capability to strike thousands of terror targets per day - worldtribune/2014/06/02/israel-preps-air-force-able-strike-thousands-terror-targets-per-day/ Israels military has been preparing to significantly improve air combat capabilities. The Israel Air Force expects to quadruple offensive capabilities by 2015. Military sources said the Air Force was preparing its fighter-jet and attack helicopter fleets to strike thousands of targets per day. In a single day, Israeli planes can strike thousands of terror targets and exceed the IDFs [Israel Defense Forces] achievements during extended operations, the military said. [On June 2, Israel and Syria exchanged fire along the Golan Heights. There were no reports of injuries.] In mid-May, Israel Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel said the military service was only second to the United States. Eshel told a security conference that Air Force capabilities rose drastically over the last two years. I believe our capabilities are only second to the United States - from both an offensive and defensive standpoint, Eshel said. We have an unprecedented offensive capability, which allows us to accurately strike thousands of targets in one day. We have doubled our abilities twice in the past two years. Eshel said his assessment was based on an Air Force study as well as talks with representatives of foreign militaries. He said the increasing firepower of the Air Force would enable Israel to defeat adversaries within days. The Air Force at the end of 2014, in less than 24 hours, can do what it did in three days during the Second Lebanon War [in 2006], and can do in 12 hours what it did in a week during Operation Pillar of Defense [in 2008], Eshel said. Israel cannot afford lengthy attacks. We need to win quickly. A short time, in my opinion, is a few days. I do not believe in conducting long wars. The sources said the Air Force also improved interoperability and firepower accuracy. They said the military service was also implementing a doctrine on how to control and limit the pace of war. What characterizes [our] air power is our ability to control its impact, and this is very important during incidents of combat between wars, Eshel said. Everything is flexible and subject to change. This is the advantage of the Air Force: the ability to take the hammer that was made for wars and use it in a more limited capacity.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 18:24:59 +0000
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