The corps is responsible for the development and maintenance of war materiel, combat-support materials, and other systems.

It engaged in the purchasing, concealment, and transport of materiel, in cooperation with Israel Military Industries, created in 1933.

[1] The Ordnance Department sold concealed weapons to the Yishuv, in accordance with the budget of each village.

During the 1982 Lebanon War, the corps designated two regional ordnance units within Lebanon, and the Merkava tank, developed under the corps and manufactured by the IMI, was tested in battle for the first time.Following the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, new defenses were added to Armoured fighting vehicles.

Other units do not fall directly under the corps’ command, but are professionally affiliated with it: Below is a list of all Chief Ordnance Officers:[4]