The unit focuses on building and supplying cutting-edge technologies to Israeli combat soldiers and spies.

[1] It often related to the Unit 8200 responsible for signal intelligence (SIGINT) and code decryption.

The unit existed since at least the early days of the State of Israel in 1948 and was referred to as the "Intelligence Branch 8" but must have existed in some form long before the establishment of the country in Shai the secret service of the underground Jewish defense forces Haganah under the British Mandate of Palestine.

Among other things, the unit develops advanced cyberwarfare weapons, tools for SIGINT, and combat systems used by the Sayeret Matkal the most elite special forces unit of the IDF that is also part of the Special Operations Division.

The unit was awarded 38 Israel Defense Prizes and a Chief of Staff Medal of Appreciation.