Wikipedia's first sentence called it “military intelligence technology unit of israel's military intelligence directorate”. Today it says “secret”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “History; Operations”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Secret technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces Military unit Unit 81 ( , "Unit eight - one") is a secret technology unit part of the Special Operations Division of the Military Intelligence Directorate , an independent service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The unit focuses on building and supplying cutting-edge technologies to Israeli combat soldiers and spies. It often related to the Unit 8200 responsible for signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption.1
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Unit 81 ( ) is the military intelligence technology unit of Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate (AMAN). It focuses on supplying the newest technology to Israeli combat soldiers. It is more secretive than the related Unit 8200 .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Secret technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces Military unit Unit 81 ( Hebrew : יחידה 81 ) is a secret technology unit part of the Special Operations Division of the Military Intelligence Directorate , an independent service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The unit focuses on building and supplying cutting-edge technologies to Israeli combat soldiers and spies. It is often related to Unit 8200 , which is responsible for signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “military intelligence technology unit of israel's military intelligence directorate”. Today it says “secret”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “History; Operations”. Read the current article and compare.
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military intelligence technology unit of israel's military intelligence directorate
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secret
Sections that no longer exist
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