The theft of weapons and military equipment from the Tsnobar base in the Golan Heights is a wake-up call for the IDF command to carry out technological reforms in the security of bases.
Combat soldiers and military combat supporters perform the defense and security tasks of IDF camps and infrastructures.
The main purpose of these missions is to enable the safe existence of infrastructures, means and weapons of the army to fulfill its main mission, which is defense of the country.
Israel has been in constant conflict with enemies within the country’s borders and in the distant geographical circle since it was established.
Weapons were stolen from an IDF base in southern Israel.
The army’s ability to meet its defense missions requires the continuous and complete availability and integrity of the infrastructure, as well as preventing its enemy from harming its essential assets.
Losing these resources through the theft of weapons, ammunition and equipment, damage to infrastructure, and the like harms the military’s ability to respond to threats, and harms the national resilience and personal security of the country’s citizens, no less.
The defense industries in Israel, the military command and the Defense Ministry need to understand that the security of our camps is a necessity for national security. The security of facilities will be a high priority for the army commanders.
They will develop a doctrine of the use of advanced and diverse technologies in part that exist within the IDF and which can be supplemented with additional capabilities, starting with radars, day and night cameras, acoustic sensors and support systems for decision-making during an event.
Command and control systems (C4I) have been used by the army in the last two decades. Constantly assessing the situation and location of enemy units and soldiers is how situational awareness is formed. In the military, police units and first responders, this technology can be used to monitor equipment.
Digital documentation of officials who came into contact with the specific equipment along the supply chain and storage, and digital transformation for the military warehouses and logistics infrastructure are some of the things that units can track.
The stolen weapons were captured by Israel Police on January 25, 2022.
Military installations can be merged into the security sector through the use of civilian resources. The theft of military weapons by unauthorized and dangerous parties will be prevented by the creation of savings.
The trouble will be avoided if these technologies are implemented sooner.
The author is the chief technology officer of Asgard Systems, a technological innovation company that specializes in artificial intelligence applications.