IDF Launches Its Largest Drill of the Year, Simulating War Against Hezbollah

• IDF Launches Its Largest Drill of the Year, Simulating War Against Hezbollah
  by JUDAH ARI GROSS, https://www.timesofisrael.com/
  ‘Deadly Arrow’ meant to improve the military’s attack capabilities; exercise scaled back from original plan due to coronavirus pandemic.
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  The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday morning launched a large-scale exercise simulating war against the Hezbollah terror group, aimed at improving the military’s offensive capability, it said. The multi-day drill — dubbed “Deadly Arrow” — will predominantly focus on how various headquarters and command centers work together and communicate in wartime, the military said. It was also set to include physical maneuvers by ground forces, naval vessels and aircraft.
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• IDF launches ‘Lethal Arrow’ drill simulating war with Hezbollah
  by ANNA AHRONHEIM, https://www.jpost.com/
  Large-scale, multi-front general staff drill will see thousands of troops take part.
  The IDF launched a large-scale multi-front exercise on Sunday morning, simulating war with Hezbollah. Dubbed “Lethal Arrow,” the multi-day general staff drill will see the participation of thousands of troops from various branches of the military including the Air Force, Navy and the Ground Forces, as well as from the Intelligence, Technological, Logistics and Cyber Defense directorates.
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  The drill will see activity by IDF fighter jets, attack helicopters and other aircraft and naval vessels, as well as physical maneuvers by ground forces. “The aim of the exercise is to improve the IDF’s offensive capabilities at all echelons while implementing the Victory concept and generating new procedures between key headquarters,” the military said in a statement.
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  With more explosive fronts and Hezbollah having significantly increased its arsenals since the last war with Israel, the IDF’s Momentum multi-year plan aims to make the military more lethal in scope and accuracy, and to win any future war as quickly as possible.
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