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TheC4I Corps (Hebrew:חיל התקשוב,Heyl HaTikshuv), orTeleprocessing Corps, is a combat support corps of theIsrael Defense Forces (IDF) under the command of the Teleprocessing Branch, formerly theComputer Service Directorate. The C4I Corps is responsible for all areas of teleprocessing and communications in the IDF. The corps commander is known as the chief teleprocessing officer and is an officer with the rank of "Tat Aluf", equivalent to abrigadier general in theUnited States Army. The current commander of the corps is Yossi Karadi.
TheHaganah Communications Service was established in 1937 and in the same year the firstMorse Code radio operators’ course was held. At that time in theBritish Mandate, they operated 12 underground broadcasting stations. In 1938 they brought 150 carrier pigeons to the country. In 1939 the first broadcast station run by the Etzel, also known as theIrgun, was activated. The first communications officer course was held in 1947. During theJerusalem blockade, radio communication equipment was installed onPalmach armored vehicles that went up to the city.
After the establishment of the State of Israel and the IDF, the Communications Corps was established on October 14, 1948.
With the establishment of theComputer Service Directorate in 2003, the C4I Corps became one of its subordinate units. In 2005, as part of comprehensive organizational changes in theGround Forces Command, the C4I Corps together with theOrdnance Corps,Logistics Corps, andAdjutant Corps became subordinate elements of that headquarters. In 2007 it was decided to return the C4I Corps to theComputer Service Directorate. In 2008 the decision was implemented.
| Name | Tenure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ya'akov Yanai | November 1945 – November 1949 | |
| Yitzhak Almog | November 1949 – August 1954 | |
| Ariel Amiad | August 1954 – September 1957 | |
| Yishayahu Lavi | September 1957 – June 1962 | Corps name changed to Communications and Electronics Corps |
| Zalman Shalev | June 1962 – August 1966 | |
| Moshe Gidron | August 1966 – August 1972 | First commander with the rank of brigadier general |
| Shlomo Inbar | August 1972 – October 1975 | |
| Yisrael Zamir | October 1975 – August 1979 | |
| Zvi Amid | August 1979 – September 1982 | |
| Moti Dagan | September 1982 – September 1986 | |
| Benny Meidan | September 1986 – May 1990 | |
| Shlomo Waks | May 1990 – September 1993 | |
| Avihu Distelman | September 1993 – September 1996 | |
| Herzl Hallali | September 1996 – July 1999 | |
| Moshe Markovitz | July 1999 – August 2002 | |
| Arnon Zuaretz | August 2002 – September 2005 | Name changed to C4I Corps |
| Shmulik Keinan | September 2005 – September 2008 | [1] |
| Nahum Baslo | September 2008 – September 2011 | [2] |
| Eyal Zelinger | September 2011 – July 2015 | [3] |
| Netanel (Nati) Cohen | July 2015 - May 2018 | |
| Yariv Nir | May 2018 - July 2021 | |
| Yossi Karadi | July 2021 - present |
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