Israel cannot compete on future battlefields without a robust space approach that fully covers all of the world's data and content, according to Brig.-Gen. Yael Grosman, the IDF Technology and Digital Chief, speaking on June 26, 2026.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir issued a five-year plan for the future of the IDF in mid-January 2026, which designated space as a priority. Grosman said, "The IDF chief said we cannot ignore space. We are receiving lots of energy and resources to pursue our interests in space since his declaration." Israel began space-related programs approximately 45 years ago.

Grosman emphasized the need to adapt to a data revolution. "There is a data revolution. We need to bring data and capabilities that the IDF needs everywhere, not just regarding the war that was, but the war that will be. This means we need to be organized differently," she stated.

"There are threats from space. We work with people who have a lot of power at the Defense Ministry and with the broader defense establishment. We can all bring forward achievements," Grosman said, noting that Russia, China, and Iran have worked on ways to attack, damage, jam, or drag satellites in space.

The reorganization of the C4I and Cyber Defense Directorate in December 2025 included the establishment of a new AI-focused brigade, an expanded electronic warfare apparatus, and Sfeira, a new brigade responsible for electromagnetic spectrum issues. Grosman stated, "We learned many lessons about fighting a war with Iran from Operation Rising Lion. We learned a new approach to utilizing military force, focusing on certain specific areas of warfare and information. This allowed us to achieve dozens of percentages of new war-related solutions." During Operations Rising Lion and Roaring Lion, her brigade collected and transferred substantial data over long distances.

Grosman detailed the IDF's efforts to build an information factory. "We are building and operating the IDF's information factory. The Communications Command already had a data center and databases. Now the air force, military intelligence, and the ground forces have their own databases under regulation and are using digital architecture, which will lead to increasing the IDF's effectiveness and better use of the data." She explained the necessity of satellites for communication, photography, long-distance data relay, and recording extensive footage. "There is no magic. You need satellites to provide communications, take pictures, relay data over thousands of kilometers, and record thousands of kilometers of footage. This requires creativity in areas like physics, in how to use electricity, and in other areas to make sure MAHA [the air force commander] can act in Iran as if it's a first circle country ... We make sure that all of the arms of the IDF can take action where and when they want to," Grosman said.