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Secret technology unit of the Israeli Defense Forces From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] It is often related to Unit 8200, which is responsible for signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption.[2]
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According to a 2021 report by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist in the last decade alone 100 veterans of the unit have founded 50 technology companies having raised US$4 billion with their accumulated valuations surpassing US$10 billion.[3]
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