Israel Defense Innovation Authority (MAFAT) — International Government

**Colonel (Res.) Dr. Yonatan Levy** (fictional composite) is a senior evaluator at **MAFAT** (the Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure), the Israeli Ministry of Defense's research and development directorate. MAFAT is Israel's equivalent of DARPA, responsible for developing advanced military technologies for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology), served 22 years in the IDF (retiring as a Colonel in the Intelligence Corps), and has been at MAFAT for 6 years.