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Directorate of Defence Research & Development

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “joint administrative body of the israeli ministry of defense and israel defense forces that coordinates between”. Today it says “joint administrative body of the israel ministry of defense”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Arrow anti-ballistic missile launch The Israel Ministry of Defence -”. It now reads “Joint Israeli administration Mafat logo Arrow anti-ballistic missile launch The Israel Ministry of Defense -”.
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Joint Israeli administration Mafat logo Arrow anti-ballistic missile launch The Directorate of Defense, Research, & Development ( IMOD DDR&D or DDR&D ) (Hebrew: מינהל למחקר, פיתוח אמצעי לחימה ותשתית טכנולוגית), abbreviated Maf'at (מפא"ת), is a joint administrative body of the Israel Ministry of Defense ( IMOD ) and the Israel Defense Force ( IDF ). The DDR&D is charged with the development of innovative concepts for defense technology, managing the Israel Ministry of Defense's short and long term projects relating to defensive technology, serving as a professional technical body for the research and development of military and defensive technology, cooperating with international partners in the field of research and development, and training the defense establishments next generation of personnel and tech professionals. The DDR&D cooperates with the IMOD and the IDF, defense companies such as IMI Systems , Israel Aerospace Industries , Rafael Advanced Defense Systems , Elbit Systems , the Institute for Biological Research , the Israel Space Agency , startups, academic institutions, and more. The DDR&D employs approximately 1000 men and women, 75% of whom are officers and soldiers and 25% of whom are civilians. The Director of the DDR&D reports to both the Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff of Israel. Daniel Gold is the current director of the DDR&D since 2016. "תעש תספק לצה"ל רקטות מדויקות וטילים במאות מיליוני ש' " . " "קיים משקל לא מבוטל לשימור עצמאות כחול-לבן בטכנולוגיות ורכיבים קריטיים" " .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “joint administrative body of the israeli ministry of defense and israel defense forces that coordinates between”. Today it says “joint administrative body of the israel ministry of defense”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Arrow anti-ballistic missile launch The Israel Ministry of Defence -”. It now reads “Joint Israeli administration Mafat logo Arrow anti-ballistic missile launch The Israel Ministry of Defense -”. Read the current article and compare.
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joint administrative body of the israeli ministry of defense and israel defense forces that coordinates between

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joint administrative body of the israel ministry of defense

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