Israel Military to set up own Cloud Networks by end-2014

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is developing its own military cloud computing networks, which will be up and running by the end of the year, according to Their senior Army sources.

 

The networks, being developed by the C4i Corps, will allow commanders in any particular combat arena to log in to the network and receive real-time intelligence on the location of enemy targets, as well as streaming information on the position of friendly forces, which can be instructed to assist in strikes. C4i signifies command, control, communications, computers, and (military) intelligence.

“This is our operational Internet. We are setting up the infrastructure to back up the information,” one source said.

A second source said the military computing cloud was one of a number of teleprocessing upgrades under way, designed to increase the effectiveness of the IDF’s firepower and shorten the sensor-to-shooter cycle.

The IDF General Staff has recently approved a program to convert the military into a network- centered fighting organization by 2025, and the changes going on now are part of this vision, he said.
This is the technology that enables decisions to be taken,” the source said.