Israel Mobilizes Ground Combat with Autonomous Systems

After two years of combat operations in Gaza, a senior Israeli official recounted the technological leaps in ground combat, calling it the ‘first robotics war.’ Yaron Sarig, Head of the Israel Ministry of Defense’s AI and Autonomy program, spoke about the development of ground robotics and its potential to work alongside armored vehicles. The IDF is pushing robotics further with a new program focused on force build-up efforts to improve operational gain.