Israeli precision-guided weapons power takes on new meaning in Gaza (Analysis)
An IAF F-35I sits parked at Nevatim Airbase, southern Israel (Photo: IAF)
Analysis from conflict between Israel and Hamas points to heavy reliance on JDAM GPS guidance kits by the IDF and IAF, an indicator of military operators increasing demand for precision targeting weapons, but the two services also seem to have made C2 and multi-domain improvements.
The latest spate of violence across Gaza and Israel, brought to an end by a ceasefire on 21 May, has shed light on several discernable operational improvements by the IDF and IAF, including extensive use of precision-guided missiles, increased multi-domain and C2 capabilities, alongside rapidly executed and scaled up airstrikes, a defence analyst has claimed.
Fundamentally, the sheer superiority of Israel’s armed forces — particularly its formidable collection of fighter, fixed-wing and unmanned aircraft — has always given it a sizeable tactical edge over Hamas, which currently has little else than Shehab drones at its disposal.
‘The Shehab appears to follow the
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