Israel developing new navigation system

The Israeli military reports it is developing a new navigation system that incorporates real-time situational awareness. With the system, defense transport trucks will be able to detect in advance whether an area is considered dangerous through the use of aerial images and other technology. "Most of the transport units' operations take place within residential areas," said Col. Yoram Azulai, commander of the Israeli military's transportation headquarters. During (a recent) training exercise, we simulated attacks against the home front including rockets hitting main roads that were blocked as a result. The new computerized navigation system provides transport commanders with a better image of the current situation in the area around them." The military said operators can see the exact location of transport routes all across Israel and simultaneously receives updates on dangerous regions from headquarters with the system. An older model of the computerized navigation system was used by the Israeli military aid delegation that participated in the international relief mission to Haiti in 2010.