The IDF’s central computing and IT unit, Mamram, will establish a large-scale “AI factory” next year, enabling the development, training, and deployment of artificial intelligence models at military scale. The announcement was made by the unit’s new commander, Col. Gilad Yavin.
According to Yavin, the initiative will allow Mamram “to build the many models we’ve dreamed about,” and will be based on advanced Neocloud infrastructure providing highly scalable computing power for the most demanding workloads.
KEY POINTS
- AI factory in 2026: Mamram will build a massive infrastructure for producing and operationalizing AI models for IDF use.
- Advanced technical specs: Tens of thousands of GPUs with total power consumption in the tens of megawatts.
- Operational goals: Deployment of large language models (LLMs), AI-assisted coding, and a dramatic reduction in development timelines.
- IDF cloud provider: Mamram functions as a multi-cloud provider, processing battlefield data and delivering it to combat units in real time.
- Geographic move: In 2026, the unit will relocate to the IDF ICT Campus in Beersheba.