It looks obvious

I read this article and wonder what the reason it is published now is. The fact is that the Israeli army starts to revolutionize its conception and structure many years ago.  Most of the changes Ze’ev Schiff describes are results of the understanding of the results of the missiles attacks during the first gulf war.

The Israeli army enjoyed the intellectual and academic work of people like Shimon Naveh, a brilliant officer and world renowned military historian, which developed the theoretical operational concepts.  Shimon Naveh’s book, In Pursuit of Military Excellence, describes some of the concepts and their historical developments.

So the question is still up in the air, why now? What is there to gain? What is the news value of this story? Is this a message to the Iranian that although we are facing problems stopping the rocket shooting from the Gaza strip we can handle ballistic missiles with nuclear warhead from Iran? Or maybe this is the first shot in much more crucial war, the war on the budget - Convincing the public that the army cannot change its structure and arsenal without proper budget. One can only wander.

Link: A different war outline

It is impossible to change the perception of the war outline without changing the structure of the forces. This begins with issues on which Israeli intelligence needs to focus so that it is not surprised, and influences the types of unit that are intended for dealing with the expected threats and, of course, the kinds of weaponry that the IDF develops or purchases. If it is no longer expected, as had been the case in the past, that there will be a massive attack by armored divisions, then it is clear that the number of tanks in the IDF will decline - but with emphasis on the fact that the smaller number of remaining tanks, as compared to the past, will be more advanced in their fighting capability and better defended.