Thudding
Israeli artillery shells and a dramatic F-16 jet and Apache
helicopter-aided tank assault on a mock enemy desert encampment
concluded a recent three-day conference on how digitally wired armies
can process immense amounts of battlefield data, in real time, in
order to win.
All photos: Dave Bender - All rights reserved
An Israeli Army MLRS rocket streaks across an open desert plain, as it
homes in on an enemy stronghold in a mock assault display held at the
Shivta Field Artillery Base, in southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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Israel Air Force Apache Longbow attack helicopter takes a
"nap-of-the-earth" shortcut, flying only meters above a wadi, in a mock
assault on an enemy stronghold at the Shivta Field Artillery Base, in
southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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An IDF soldier hitches a ride on an "Alfa" artillery transporter heading back to
base after taking part a mock assault on an enemy stronghold at the
Shivta Field Artillery Base, in southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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Two Israel Air Force Apache Longbow attack helicopters open machine gun fire, in a mock
assault on an enemy stronghold at the Shivta Field Artillery Base, in
southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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An Israeli Army mobile howitzer artillery piece heads back to base,
after an assault on a mock enemy stronghold in a display held at the
Shivta Field Artillery Base, in southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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Israel Air Force Apache Longbow helicopter goes in for the kill, in a
mock assault on an enemy stronghold at the Shivta Field Artillery Base,
in southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
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An Israeli soldier sits atop the open hatch of a mobile howitzer artillery piece headed back to base,
after an assault on a mock enemy stronghold in a display held at the
Shivta Field Artillery Base, in southern Israel, Thursday, May 24, 2012.
(All photos:
WWW.DAVEBRIANBENDER.COM ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
