The Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry (Hebrew: מינהל למחקר ,פיתוח אמצעי לחימה ותשתית טכנולוגית), abbreviated Maf'at (מפא"ת), is a joint Israeli Ministry of Defense and Defense Forces body, responsible for ensuring the State's ability to develop the material military basis for the IDF. The Administration centralizes and helps to coordinate the cooperation between the various security bodies, including the Ministry of Defense, the IDF, the military industries and development bodies (Israel Military Industries, Israel Aircraft Industries, RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, etc.), and other bodies, such as the Institute for Biological Research and the Space Agency. Hebrew (עִבְרִית or עברית, ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... The Ministry of Defense (or Ministry of Defence) of the goverment of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Israel from internal and external military threats. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ×”×”×’× ×” לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... IMI logo Israel Military Industries Ltd. ... Israel Aircraft Industries or IAI is Israels prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage. ... RAFAEL logo RAFAEL Armament Development Authority, known as RAFAEL or Rafael, (also spelled as Raphael or Rephael, and in Hebrew: רפאל - רשות לפיתוח אמצעי לחימה) is the Israeli authority for development of weapons and military technology. ... Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is a government defense research institute specializing in biology, medicinal chemistry and environmental science. ... Israeli Space Agency - ISA (Hebrew: סוכנות החלל הישראלית) is governmental body, that coordinates all Israeli programs of Space Research with scientific and commercial purposes. ...

Operations

• Promoting the technological and scientific infrastructure needed for military research and development
• The direction of research and development
• Analysis and coordination of work related to research and development
• Purchasing and project management for the IDF arms
• Maintaining relations with foreign elements in security-related areas of research and development and infrastructure
• Providing information to those in the Security Forces who engage in research and development.
• Operating the Talpiot Program for IDF recruits interested in research and development; the Psagot Program for the training of engineers, and the Katzir Scholarships Program for promoting technological human resources

The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of scientific research and technological development. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... The Israel Security Forces (ISF) are several organizations collectively responsible for Israels security. ...

Structure

Maf'at consists of the following structure:

Maf'at central operating bodies

• War Material Development
• Research and Technological Infrastructure
• External Relations
• Planning Administrations ^{[Serves as the organizational framework for central projects, operating as independent or partially integrated bodies]}

Staff and support bodies

• Planning and Operations
• Computerization
• Human Resources
• Communication
• Controllership
• Defense
• Management.

Ministry of Defense Purchasing Bodies

Maf'at employs both civilians from the Ministry of Defense and IDF personal. It is one of five other Ministry of Defense Purchasing Bodies:

• Production and Purchasing Administration
• Building Branch
• Logistical Operations and Assets Branch
• Planning Administrations ^{[See above]}
• Overseas Purchasing Missions

The Administration for the Development of Weapons and the Technological Industry (Hebrew: מינהל למחקר ,פיתוח אמצעי לחימה ותשתית טכנולוגית), abbreviated Mapat (מפאת), is a joint Israeli Ministry of Defense and Israel Defense Forces body, responsible for ensuring the States ability to develop the material military basis for the IDF. The Administration centralizes and helps to coordinate the...

Administraton head

The Administraton is currently headed by Brigadier-General (Ret.) Shmuel Keren (replacing Aluf Yitzhak Ben Yisrael), who is one of three civilian members in the General Staff. Brigadier General (sometimes known as a one-star general from the United States insignia) is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Aluf is the term used for general in the Israeli Defence Forces. ... Yitzhak Ben Yisrael Yitzhak Ben Yisrael (Hebrew: יצחק בן ישראל) (born: 1949) is an Israeli military scientist and General, currently the chairman of the Israeli Space Agency. ... A civilian is a person who is not a member of a military. ... The Israeli General Staff is the general staff of the Israel Defense Forces, constituting its supreme command. ...

References

• Official site (Israeli Ministry of Defense) (Hebrew)
• "The Purchasing Bodies," (Israeli Ministry of Defense) (Hebrew)