IAF to Lead Israel's National Drone Threat Task Force
The task force was announced following a scathing report published in November by the Israeli state comptroller. The activity will be coordinated with the Israel Police, the Israel Security Agency, and other agencies
Amarelle Wenkert, CTech
| 04/01/2018
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The Israeli Air Force will lead a new specialized task force to address drone-related threats in the country, according to an official Israeli parliament protocol published Monday. The task force was unveiled at a meeting of parliamentary State Control Committee.
The new task force was announced following a scathing report published by the Israeli state comptroller in November. The report described in detail how different Israeli state organizations have shrugged the responsibility for the threat, each claiming the task falls outside their respective jurisdictions.
The state comptroller’s report also stated that the Israeli National Security Council (NSC) has been working since 2015 to determine an operational framework to address the threats posed by increased drone use, and to decide the roles of the police, military, and the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in enforcing the regulation.
Drone use "is a phenomenon that is intensifying and has no answer," said State Control Committee chair Shelly Yachimovich, an Israeli Labor party lawmaker. "It is completely inexplicable that establishing these guidelines took the National Security Council two and a half years," she added.
The new task force will be headed by the air force with participation from Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (ISA). An Air-Force colonel whose name has been redacted from the protocol said the task force would present operating procedures and guidelines to the committee within six months. "Treatment of drone threat is now on track," he said.
The article was originally published on calcalistech.com
The task force was announced following a scathing report published in November by the Israeli state comptroller. The activity will be coordinated with the Israel Police, the Israel Security Agency, and other agencies
Image: Bigstock
The Israeli Air Force will lead a new specialized task force to address drone-related threats in the country, according to an official Israeli parliament protocol published Monday. The task force was unveiled at a meeting of parliamentary State Control Committee.
The new task force was announced following a scathing report published by the Israeli state comptroller in November. The report described in detail how different Israeli state organizations have shrugged the responsibility for the threat, each claiming the task falls outside their respective jurisdictions.
The state comptroller’s report also stated that the Israeli National Security Council (NSC) has been working since 2015 to determine an operational framework to address the threats posed by increased drone use, and to decide the roles of the police, military, and the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in enforcing the regulation.
Drone use "is a phenomenon that is intensifying and has no answer," said State Control Committee chair Shelly Yachimovich, an Israeli Labor party lawmaker. "It is completely inexplicable that establishing these guidelines took the National Security Council two and a half years," she added.
The new task force will be headed by the air force with participation from Israel Police and Israel Security Agency (ISA). An Air-Force colonel whose name has been redacted from the protocol said the task force would present operating procedures and guidelines to the committee within six months. "Treatment of drone threat is now on track," he said.
The article was originally published on calcalistech.com
