Iran Closing Technology Gap With Israel, Military Intelligence Chief Warns

[haman10]

Well comparing Hezbollah to ground forces of PGCC is merely hilarious .

They are right . hezbollah kicks arse

 

[django]

Yes, because you are more credible than Israel's military intelligence chief about assessing Israel enemy's capabilities.

besides, Israel has had massive financial and technological help from U.S since 40 years ago, kind of helps that many armies around the world would only dream of, so this is not exactly a fair competition.

This is mere propaganda from the zionist state in order to project Iran as a mighty frankenstein of the region in order to secure more funding and tot from uncle sam, nothing more nothing less.

 

[KediKesenFare3]

I do not believe that this news is true. Even Russia is technologically inferior to the West. But I hope that Iran may someday compete with Western military technology. That would be great. It would be a victory for all Muslims on this planet. I am happy about every progress in Iran.

 

[gambit]

Quite an 'Over statement'-------------People generally like to consider Western tech to be superior, solely based on their subjective assessment + Western media's generous hyperbole effect. Unless someone can prove that the American and it's allies tech is based on some alien tech, i wouldn't be impressed by these false notions.

Hmmm...That make no sense. Think about it.

Why would we -- or anyone who knows -- admit that our tech came from alien origins ? Alien technology would be ahead of human technology and any adaption would necessitate the 'dumbing' down of said alien technology in order for ordinary humans to understand and exploit. You cannot do that by being stupid, meaning you leave out Einstein-ian intellects from the endeavor. You would recruit the finest minds you can find and let them work.

In fact, that 'dumbing' down process would be a great accomplishment by itself. You took something that you did not understand, studied its behaviors, dissect the effects, and replicate anything you can with Earthly materials. Yes, the final product would not be the equivalent of that alien device, perhaps not even 1/4th of the original, but if what you have is superior to the current human technology and allows you to defeat your enemies in war or even just deter them from aggression, why should there be any shame from it ?

 

[bsruzm]

yet.

 

[bdslph]

Iranian soldiers operate a drone during a military exercise ---AFP


The Military Intelligence chief said Israel and Iran are engaged in a technology war in which the Islamic Republic is rapidly narrowing the quality gap.
Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi, speaking at a closed lecture Thursday, added that if the anxiety generated by the videos of Palestinians stabbing Israelis on social media had existed in 1948, Israel would not have won the War of Independence.
He also revealed that recently, MI abandoned an operation at the last minute because of a letter the corps received from a low-ranking officer in its 8200 signals intelligence unit.
Halevi was speaking to a few dozen donors and faculty members of the College of Management at the Rothchild Bank in Tel Aviv. It was an uncharacteristic appearance for Halevi, who in the year since he succeeded Aviv Kochavi has maintained a low profile.
The general did not give a detailed intelligence assessment but delivered remarks that had never been made in public by a top officer in the Israel Defense Forces.
“If you ask me whether we’ll have a war with Iran over the next 10 years, I’ll give you a surprising answer: We are already at war with Iran,” Halevi said. “We’re having a technological war with Iran. Our engineers are fighting Iranian engineers, today, and it’s becoming increasingly significant.”

The war, he said, was over intelligence, weapons and military capabilities, and Halevi was pessimistic. “Today we have the advantage. Iran is closing in on it. Since the 1979 revolution, the number of universities and university students in Iran has increased twentyfold, compared with three and a half times for Israel,” Halevi said, adding that enrollment in science, technology, engineering and math in Iran was skyrocketing.
Halevi touched on the current wave of terror attacks and the difference between the country’s past wars, conducted mainly in border areas, and today’s wars, in which the home front suffers many casualties.
“The next war will be much worse for the home front,” Halevi said. “In the Yom Kippur War there was one home-front casualty; a FROG missile struck the pilots’ quarters of the Ramat David air base. It was the only casualty on the home front. All the rest were military.”
He said a main issue in today’s wars was awareness. “It’s not about how many you killed and how many the other side killed, and it’s not about how far you got and where you planted your flag. It’s about the story that the war tells,” he said.
“All of us, including me and each of you, have for the past month been brainwashing ourselves when we watch those stabbing videos over and over, creating a level of anxiety that, had everyone in the War of Independence been watching the videos of Latrun, San Simon or Nitzanim, it’s not sure we would have been able to keep going.”
Halevi said it was much harder for MI to develop and retain intelligence sources today than a decade or two ago due to rapid technological change. “The same kilogram of intelligence costs much more than it did 10 years ago. Not only does it cost more, its expiration date is significantly sooner,” he said.
“Twenty years ago you had an intelligence accomplishment and you were set for the next five to seven years. Today you might have worked really hard, risking people’s lives, carrying out all sorts of maneuvers. You got something, but with the speed at which our world operates and the speed at which technology changes,” the expiry time declines.
To illustrate this point, the MI chief described efforts to collect intelligence about the Islamic State. He encouraged his audience to not be fooled by the dreadlocks and traditional robes of ISIS operatives. “They use the most cutting-edge technology,” he said. “It’s not carrier pigeons, it’s the most advanced communication systems, with the best encryption on top of that. It changes every couple of days.”
He said MI’s organizational culture was such that even soldiers and junior officers could have great influence. “We faced a dilemma over whether to carry out a particular operation in a particular place. It was about to go up to the chief of staff for a decision, and we needed to decide whether to do it or not,” he said.
“An officer enters my office and says, ‘Listen, I want you to read this, it’s a letter from a first lieutenant, a network intelligence officer at a Unit 8200 base.’ He’s a first lieutenant. He writes a letter to the Unit 8200 commander and to the head of MI: ‘Listen, I think you’re making a mistake,’” Halevi said.
“It's just five minutes before decision time. I might not have read the letter if it arrived one minute later, before the talk with the chief of staff. That’s the ability of people to make an impact at the most critical second of decision-making.”
Halevi defended the standing army against recent criticism about the size of the defense budget. “There’s a bit of an atmosphere in the country today — maybe you don’t think so — but the officers feel that’s it not so positive toward the army,” he said.
“I think this is dangerous. I think it comes a bit from the place of the budget. Officers tell me strangers sometimes stop them on the street saying we’re the problem of the Israeli economy. I’d be cautious. It’s better that the best people are involved — in security in general and intelligence in particular.”
Halevi said he even feared the elimination of mandatory military service in Israel. “The quiet depends on our being strong, and my fear is that we will end the model of a people’s army, and then the IDF won’t accept all of Israeli youth into its ranks and won’t take advantage of the best people,” he said.
“If we change the model of the people’s army, then in the first two or three years inertia will keep us going, but after that the entire defense establishment will be damaged to the point of damage to the state’s security.”

Iran Closing Technology Gap With Israel, Military Intelligence Chief Warns - Israel News - Israel News - Haaretz Israeli News Source

Iran is doing good compared to most Muslim countries aside Pakistan . Pakistan has there own projects
Iran congratulation to you , well you have to see why so many Irani Scientist are getting killed

 

[Arya Desa]

Israel is one of the most advanced technologically. I guess going from 0 to 1 is closing the gap technically but realistically it's not.

 

[SOHEIL]

10 years later people gonna enjoy reading the load of bullshit coming from the bright mind of trolls in here

 

[My-Analogous]

I read somewhere that Iran producing 40% of science out put in Muslim World and now i got that link of PDF. Great going

Iran is top of the world in science growth | New Scientist
Iran Produce 40% of Muslim World Science

 

[Archdemon]

Tell me what has Israel developed indigenously that is battle proven and how do you know its superior over its counterparts from across the world. BTW bare in mind that assaulting defenseless communities with bombs and missiles is no battle.

For example:
Iron Dome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trophy (countermeasure) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[haviZsultan]

This is much needed. For the Pakistanis complaining here we need to see things as the success of collective Islamic thought rather than as the success of a shia country. We need to change the way we look at things. The sectarian religious and mullahistic path has caused us much damage and is not allowing us to make allies where we can.

 

[Pandora]

Israeil has the full military backing of US. It is the only country in the world which can procure any military equipment it wants from US. In reality iran has a decades of gap it needs to catch up in a decade. With sanctions lifted it is good opportunity to spend mpney on latest gears from china and ruasia.

 

[SOHEIL]

10 years from now i hope to take a ride in Irans millenium falcon, straight to alpha centuari.

Maybe ...

Israeil has the full military backing of US. It is the only country in the world which can procure any military equipment it wants from US. In reality iran has a decades of gap it needs to catch up in a decade. With sanctions lifted it is good opportunity to spend mpney on latest gears from china and ruasia.

 

[Godman]

Iran achieved a LOT under sanctions, but still Israel is far ahead

 

[SOHEIL]

Iran achieved a LOT under sanctions, but still Israel is far ahead

The sun won't stay behind the clouds forever !