Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Monday that the IDF will establish a robotics and drone corps, headed by a brigadier general, to achieve global leadership in both defense and attack across all dimensions. Zamir stated that Israel is not waiting for a multi-year plan, calling drones a generational shift in weapons, according to his remarks carried by the Zuf Efrati the source.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir announced Monday evening the establishment of a dedicated robotics and drone corps in the military, aiming for global leadership in both defensive and offensive capabilities. Zamir said the corps will be headed by a brigadier general responsible for both force-building and operational deployment, and that the move bypasses the standard multi-year plan cycle, according to his remarks carried by the Zuf Efrati the source.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday at 21:30 Jerusalem, Zamir first made the announcement during a situation assessment marking 1,000 days of combat. The current dispatch adds the chief of staff's extended rationale: he described drones as a generational shift comparable to a new weapon appearing once every few decades, warning that forces unprepared for the shift risk obsolescence. On drones, he assessed that Israel boarded the train 'in the 92nd minute,' but on robotics, he said the country is ahead of the curve.
What remains open: no official IDF statement has been published, and the precise timeline, structure, budget, and subordination of the new corps — including whether it will initially be under an existing arm such as the IAF — have not been specified by the military. Zamir's remarks constitute a single-source operational announcement; further official confirmation is awaited.
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