Posts Tagged: IDF Training
New IDF Recruits Prepare for Any Future Challenge
JNS.org - The Artillery Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is responsible for delivering a large portion of the military’s firepower to an increasingly...
IDF Wraps Up Major Surprise Exercise Simulating Gaza War With Hamas
A major surprise IDF exercise that simulated a war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip came to an end on Tuesday. The Hebrew news site Mako reported that...
IDF Conducts Major War-Preparedness Exercise Drills in Northern Israel
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces conducted a large-scale simulation of war with Hezbollah this week in northern Israel. The exercise was the culmination of a 17-week...
Elite IDF Unit Simulates Battle with Hezbollah in Large Drill
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces’ elite Golani Brigade recently held a large drill simulating battles with Hezbollah on the Israel-Lebanon border. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit...
Israeli, Czech Special Forces Soldiers Conduct Joint Urban Warfare Training Exercise
Over the past two weeks, Israeli and Czech special forces soldiers conducted a joint urban warfare training exercise at the Tze’elim base in the Negev...
New IDF Training Facility to Simulate Combat with Hezbollah and Hamas
JNS.org - The IDF broke ground on Monday on a new training compound in northern Israel, where troops will be able to simulate combat situations involving...
Ahead of Passover Holiday, IDF Conducts Massive Anti-Terrorism Drill in West Bank
JNS.org - As Passover approaches, Israeli military week completed this week its largest training exercise in the past five years in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). The military exercise...
Israeli Army to Train Women as Tank Operators for First Time
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has launched a pilot program to train women as tank operators, an official announced on Thursday. As part of the IDF’s efforts to increase...
IDF Holds Major Training Operation Simulating Massive Hamas Infiltration
The IDF Gaza Division and Southern Command held their largest annual training operation, in which hundreds of soldiers, including reservists, participated in a five-day training...
‘City’ of Military Training Bases Is Latest Game-Changer in Southern Israel
JNS.org - A not-so-quiet demographic and geographic revolution is taking place in Israel these days. After years of planning, concrete efforts are underway to shift populations -- particularly...
Report: First-of-Its-Kind Drill Held to Mentally Prepare Elite IDF Soldiers for Horrors of War
A first-of-its-kind drill was held last week at an IDF base in southern Israel to mentally prepare a group of elite special forces soldiers for...
IDF to Train UN Peacekeepers in Emergency Medicine
JNS.org - United Nations peacekeepers will take part in a special seminar in Israel led by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and leading civilian medical professionals. The...
IDF Testing Augmented Reality Technology
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is testing the Microsoft HoloLens technology, a smart glass handset that works as a wireless computer, after two units...
IDF to Use Computerized Training to Reduce Risk of PTSD
JNS.org - The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are planning incorporate an Israeli-designed computerized training program that can prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers. The system, developed...
