Date : 5/22/2019 8:37:21 AM
From : "Ronnie Westerman (Sensitive)"
To : "Europe Desk Northern - IDF (northern_eur@mail.idf.il)" , "Benzi Zimerman"
Cc : "Rolfie Dunne (Sensitive)" , "Andrew Porte (Sensitive)" , "Lucy Woods (Sensitive)"
Subject : RE: Request for Calls by UK Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) 19 - 20 Jun 19


Any news on this request please?

 

Thanks

 

Ronnie

Colonel Ronnie Westerman

Defence Attaché  | Defence Section | British Embassy | 192 Hayarkon Street | Tel Aviv 6340502, Israel

8447 2256 (FTN) | Tel (+972) (0)3 725 1256 | Mob (+972) (0)52 265 6011 | (972) (0)3 725 1254 (fax)

 

From: Ronnie Westerman (Sensitive)
Sent: 09 May 2019 12:10
To: Europe Desk Northern - IDF (northern_eur@mail.idf.il) <northern_eur@mail.idf.il>; Benzi Zimerman <Benzi_zimerman@mail.gov.il>
Cc: Wg Cdr Rolfie Dunne <Rolfie.Dunne@fco.gov.uk>; ADA (Andrew.Porte@fco.gov.uk) <Andrew.Porte@fco.gov.uk>; Lucy Woods (Sensitive) <Lucy.Woods@fco.gov.uk>
Subject: Request for Calls by UK Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) 19 - 20 Jun 19

 

Benzi, Tal,

 

As you know Air Commodore Phil Lester and Brigadier Khashi Sharifi from the UK’s Development Concepts and Doctrine Centre (part of the Joint Force Development Directorate within Joint Forces Command) have requested a calls on IDF concepts and force design officers on 19-20 Jun 19.  These dates are set because Air Cdre Lester will be attending Cyber Week 23-26 June.  Their biographies are attached.  They both met BG Meir Finkel when he visited the UK in February.

 

In particular they would like to discuss the IDF’s approach to: modern deterrence and multi-domain / multi-dimensional operations; wargaming; force design; air concepts.

 

Having discussed this with J3 International Cooperation, Benzi and Shahar suggest a half day joint round table discussion with J7 and Dado Centre on 19th June (either morning or afternoon).  They have also suggested that it would be useful to have a meeting with officers in J5 leading on Force Design.  The IAF have agreed to arrange a meeting with BG Amonon Ein Dar to talk about Air concepts.

 

All transport and administration would be organised by UK Defence Section, no IDF hosting is required.

 

Would it be possible therefore to have a meetings as follows:

 

18 Jun 19

Arrive in the evening

19 Jun 19

Half day round table with Dado Centre (BG Meir Finkel or rep) and J7 Concepts Branch (BG Yaakov Bengio)

1.5 hour with IAF Hd of Training and Doctrine BG Amnon Ein Dar

20 Jun 19

IDF J5 Force Design lead

Embassy discussion

Think Tank?

23 – 26 Jun 19

Cyber Week

 

 

I’d be grateful for your feedback

 

Thanks

 

Ronnie

Colonel Ronnie Westerman

Defence Attaché  | Defence Section | British Embassy | 192 Hayarkon Street | Tel Aviv 6340502, Israel

8447 2256 (FTN) | Tel (+972) (0)3 725 1256 | Mob (+972) (0)52 265 6011 | (972) (0)3 725 1254 (fax)

 

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