MAFAT — Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D)
Funds Israeli defense research and advanced technology development for national security and dual-use applications.
Israel
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About
MAFAT, the Directorate of Defense Research & Development, is the joint R&D directorate of Israel's Ministry of Defense and the IDF. It exists to move defense ideas into operational technology, bridging academia, industry, and the military across a staff of roughly 1,000 people. Its remit reaches AI, cyber, autonomous systems, aerospace, space, land systems, and marine technology.
Most of its mone…