"All the command center is on its feet": The surprising force that "wraps around" the fighter

An N12 magazine article presents the activities of the Intelligence Directorate's Unit 9900 in the Lebanon war: visual intelligence analysts and geologists are attached to brigades and divisions, providing real-time aerial photos, mapping, and terrain analysis to fighters. The article brings examples of threat identification and launcher destruction, and describes the shift in concept – intelligence that moves with the force rather than waiting for a request from the field.

An N12 magazine article presents the activities of the Intelligence Directorate's Unit 9900 – the visual intelligence unit – in the Lebanon war. The article describes how reserve intelligence analysts were attached to brigades and divisions, sitting alongside the forces and providing them with real-time aerial photos, mapping, and geological analysis. The goal is to make intelligence capabilities that were once reserved for the General Staff level or special units directly accessible to the fighter on the ground. The article brings operational examples: identifying a Kornet threat from multiple buildings, incrimination that led to the bombing of a booby-trapped structure, and geological assistance in planning routes and landing helicopters. It also describes the mental toll of intensive work in 12-hour shifts, and involvement in preparations for the hostage rescue operation (Operation Arnon). The article quotes analysts and geologists from the unit, but does not include voices of fighters or commanders who used the information.