The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) will roll out its upgraded tactical intelligence system among soldiers, enabling more autonomy to frontline units.
Asio Technologies, based in Kfar Saba, announced the roll out of hundreds of Taurus advanced battle management computers. Taurus now provides 3D terrain models for the battalion officers using the system. This feature is produced using uncrewed aerial systems to scan the operational area and generate a photo-realistic model.
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This intelligence can then be diseminated to individual soldiers across the IDF carrying mobile devices with the Orion system which supports mission management across tens of thousands of manoeuvring forces.
“Orion provides advanced mapping tools directly to the soldier, while Taurus enables real-time mapping updates in response to the rapidly changing battlefield,” described Brigadier General Yehuda Elmakayes, Israel’s Ministry of Defense directorate of defense research and development.
Taurus operates intuitively, allowing units to work independently with the latest and relevant information. Commanders at the battalion level, from sergeants to battalion leaders, gain full autonomy to conduct terrain analysis, perform 3D calculations, and assess operational situations directly from the field, without dependence on central systems or communications.
The system also enables simultaneous updates to dozens of Orion systems – including map layers, apps, and large-scale intelligence data updates at record speed – while integrating with additional IDF systems. Upcoming enhancements will allow commanders to manage and monitor operations through a unified interface directly within the Taurus platform.
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By GlobalDataData on the battlefield
A new threat landscape saturated with UAS has disrupted ground warfare but its has also presented an opportunity to extend battlefield intelligence at an unprecedented level. Actionable insight can then be distributed to relevant units at the tactical level through digital networks.
All major militaries are constructing their own sovereign cohesive intelligence networks. For example, the UK said it would commit £1bn ($1.33bn) toward developing its own Digital Targeting Web. But this is not one tactical system but rather a broad conceptual framing that unifies discrete targeting capabilities across the services and wider defence enterprise.
For the IDF, the upgraded Taurus and Orion tactical intelligence system demonstrates the emerging capabilities for interpreting battlefield information that could, potentially, inform a wider digital data network.
AI systems are being used to speed up the processing and transfer of battlefield data within these ndigital networks. The IDF use several tools, such as the Lavender system for example, which provide autonomous recommendation and tracking capabilities.
The Human Rights Watch have criticised some of these digital tools in a 2024 report. It is suggested that these tools supposedly rely on the use of Palestinians’ personal data to inform military actions like threat predictions, and the identification of targets. Some tools rely on machine learning, which is the use of computerised systems that can draw inferences from data and recognise patterns without explicit instructions.
