Lotem Unit

The unit's purpose is the initiation, development, establishment, operation, and maintenance of integrative communication systems across the entire IDF,{{Cite web |date=2019-11-24 |title=LOTEM Unit - Technological Innovation in Recent IDF Operation |url=https://i-hls.com/archives/96516 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=iHLS |language=en-US}} as well as the formulation of architecture and technological communication standards for the entire IDF. This mission includes:

• Operation of command and control systems
• Operation of a software house for the development of operational systems{{Cite web |date=2022-04-17 |title=Meet the IDF unit bringing Israel's army into the digital age |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-704391 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}
• Development of large-scale engineering systems
• Operation of communication systems
• Operation of computing and support for computer users
• Information systems security

• Mamram (ממר"ם) – Center of Computers and Information Systems – Responsible for managing military software and computer infrastructure.[http://web.mit.edu/ipc/publications/pdf/02-004.pdf The Military as a Public Space — The Role of the IDF in the Israeli Software Innovation System], Dan Breznitz, April 2002, MIT-IPC-02-004; an MIT working paper
• {{ill|Hoshen_Unit|lt=Hoshen|he|מרכז_חושן}} (חושן) – Responsible for operating the army's communication systems.
• {{ill|Ma'of|he|מחלקת_מעוף}} (מעו"ף) – Systems and Projects – responsible for planning and engineering telecommunication systems.
• {{ill|Matzpen_Unit|lt=Matzpen|he|מצפ"ן}} (מצפ"ן) – Military Systems for Command and Control and management of logistics and human resources. The army's biggest software house that consists of the unification of Leshem (לשם) and Shoham (שהם) units.
• {{ill|Basmach_Unit|lt=Basmach|he|בית_הספר_למקצועות_המחשב}} (בסמ"ח) – The "IDF School of Computer Science," also known as "Basmach," is a program within the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) that provides advanced training and education in computer science and related fields to soldiers who have been identified as having exceptional talent in these areas.{{Cite web |last=Frantzman |first=Seth |date=2022-11-29 |title=How Israel is preparing the next generation of cyber soldiers |url=https://www.defensenews.com/interviews/2022/11/29/how-israel-is-preparing-the-next-generation-of-cyber-soldiers/ |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=Defense News |language=en}}

The unit was established on March 3, 2003,{{Cite web |title=Daughter, Unit: Sergeant Major Lotem will serve in Lotem |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/105289 |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.israelhayom.co.il}} as a framework which integrated units previously part of the Communications Corps and the General Staff Communications Division. Its original name, chosen by its first commander, Brigadier General Yoav Even Zohar, was "the Unit for Communication and Information Technologies."

In May 2021, a badge featuring the unit's new emblem was awarded for the first time to members of the unit.{{Cite web |title=This is what the first badge of the Lotem Unit looks like |url=https://www.idf.il/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%98%D7%9D/%D7%9B%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%AA%D7%91%D7%95%D7%AA/2021/%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%94-%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%94-%D7%99%D7%97%D7%99%D7%93%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%98%D7%9D-%D7%90%D7%92%D7%A3-%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%91-%D7%95%D7%94%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%94-%D7%91%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A8/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.idf.il}}

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