Combat without connection: IDF learn from Gaza and prepare for war without telecommunications

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The IDF recently undertook a training exercise named "Horns of the Ram," during which the Teleprocessing Corps was challenged to operate without access to standard communications technologies or reconnect to field troops while deprived of communications

The IDF described the goal of the exercise as such, "The general goal is this: to be located in the middle of 'nowhere' and create something out of nothing - with the help of the corps' unique communication cells to allow military cellular devices to communicate continuously, securely and encrypted."

The exercise lasted around two weeks and involved troops from across the military, including the Engineering and Armored Corps, as well as Air Force and Navy units. The troops learned how to complete maneuvers without modern communications.

Learning from combat in Gaza

The IDF states that the idea for the training exercise came from their experiences in Gaza, where, although there...