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Uzi Sharon was a pioneer in the development of a propelled weapon. As early as 1947, he was asked to design a torpedo to damage British destroyers that were taking part in expelling “illegal” Jewish immigrants.”
Uriel Bachrach • The Power of Knowledge - HEMED
Later, Jenka Ratner, Yedidia Shamir, and Jonathan Maas joined Uzi Sharon and designed remote-controlled explosive boats.
Uriel Bachrach • The Power of Knowledge - HEMED
Munya Mardor, founder of Rafael (the Armament Development Authority) wrote in his diary on May 28, 1967, “When I came to the assembly hall, I found [name deleted] inspecting a group of technicians who were active in assembling a secret weapon that they had designed and produced before the outbreak of the war. Members of the team were aware of the v
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the presence of leaders and commanders of the Haganah. Suddenly, a currier arrived on a motorcycle with a message from Ben-Gurion, who ordered them to cancel the operation in order not to provoke the British government on the eve of their departure from Palestine (113). From 1947 to 1948, Uzi Sharon improved his “Sharks” with the help of HEMED scie
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THE OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY UNIT With the establishment of military intelligence, a technology unit (Intel 8 and subsequently Unit 432) was established as well. This unit provided AMAN, the Mossad, and the SHABAK with photographic services, chemical secret writing resources, forged documents and certificates, development and issuance of covert commu
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As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
Sam Mednickapnews.com
A small crowd surrounded the agent in the department’s main nerve center, a room where all intelligence flowed before being distributed to the various case officers. Colonel Avraham Arnan, Brill’s direct superior, was focusing on one photograph.
Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot • The Weapon Wizards
That group had paid a substantial amount of money so that their members could visit and inspect the department that dealt with ground-to-air missiles. Somehow Epstein’s group was mistaken for the paying group, so they received detailed information concerning the newly developed rockets. As a result, the Angel and the Lightning (“Bazak” in Hebrew) r
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Unit 101 was established because the prime minister and the IDF hierarchy headed by the chief of staff, faced with a demoralized postwar army, decided that even if very small, a truly effective combat unit could achieve morale-raising tactical victories that would in turn allow more victories, with widening effects across the army. But the other to
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