In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “chief unit of the israel defense forces”. Today it says “unit of the israel defense forces air force”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Air Force Military unit The Israeli Air Intelligence Group ( Hebrew : להק מודיעין , romanized : Lahak Modi'in ; also known as Lamdan , its Hebrew acronym ) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces Air Force . Like other IDF intelligence gathering bodies, it is professionally subordinate to the IDF's Intelligence Directorate . Lamdan is responsible for the formulation of the aerial intelligence picture, and participates in forging the overall intelligence view as part of the Israeli Intelligence Community . It operates several research and collection units, including the Technical Assistance Unit (formerly the Air Photography Unit) which analyzes aerial photography , and the Zoom Unit which studies the procurement of new aircraft. Lamdan is currently headed by Brigadier-General Amir Gat . Historical Dictionary of Israeli Intelligence .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Israeli Air Intelligence Directorate (IAID) is a chief unit of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Air Force . Like other IDF intelligence bodies, it is professionally subordinate to the IDF's Intelligence Directorate . In Israel the section is called Lamdan , its Hebrew acronym . Lamdan is responsible for the formulation of the aerial intelligence picture, and participates in forging the overall intelligence view as part of the Intelligence Community . It operates several research and collection units, including the Technical Assistance Unit (formerly the Air Photography Unit) which analyzes aerial photography , and the Zoom Unit which studies the procurement of new aircraft, and Lamdan also works alongside the Aman Visual Intelligence Branch and the Naval Intelligence Department 's Visual Intelligence Unit. The IAID is currently headed by Brigadier-General Ram Shmueli . v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2015 3 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
The Israeli Air Intelligence Group ( ; also known as Lamdan , its Hebrew acronym ) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces Air Force .Like other IDF intelligence gathering bodies, it is professionally subordinate to the IDF's Intelligence Directorate . Lamdan is responsible for the formulation of the aerial intelligence picture, and participates in forging the overall intelligence view as part of the Israeli Intelligence Community . It operates several research and collection units, including the Technical Assistance Unit (formerly the Air Photography Unit) which analyzes aerial photography , and the Zoom Unit which studies the procurement of new aircraft. Lamdan is currently headed by Brigadier-General Yaacov Shahrbani . v t e
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Unit of the Israel Air Force The Israeli Air Intelligence Group ( ; also known as Lamdan , its Hebrew acronym ) is a unit of the Israel Defense Forces Air Force . Like other IDF intelligence gathering bodies, it is professionally subordinate to the IDF's Intelligence Directorate . Lamdan is responsible for the formulation of the aerial intelligence picture, and participates in forging the overall intelligence view as part of the Israeli Intelligence Community . It operates several research and collection units, including the Technical Assistance Unit (formerly the Air Photography Unit) which analyzes aerial photography , and the Zoom Unit which studies the procurement of new aircraft. Lamdan is currently headed by Brigadier-General Amir Gat . v t e
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “chief unit of the israel defense forces”. Today it says “unit of the israel defense forces air force”. Read the current article and compare.
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chief unit of the israel defense forces
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unit of the israel defense forces air force
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