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The IDF's Waze-Style Navigation App
(Breaking Defense) Seth J. Frantzman - Israeli soldiers who went to war in Gaza carried a new, Israeli-made 3D navigation device called the Orion, designed to allow soldiers to "see" friendly units and to maneuver in an imagery-fed 3D visualized environment in real time - what the IDF in March compared to a military version of the popular Waze traffic app. While the system has been in use with the IDF for six years, "this is the first large-scale war" for the system, said David Harel, CEO of Asio, which made the device. The concept is to provide soldiers with updated maps in the palm of their hand, knitted together with recent aerial photos, enabling real-time navigation and situational awareness.