UNIT

Also known as United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, Unified Intelligence Taskforce

UNIT is a fictional military organisation from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who and its spin-off series Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures, and The War Between the Land and the Sea. Operating under the auspices of the United Nations and initially led by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, its purpose is to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to Earth. Several UNIT personnel (such as the Brigadier, Sergeant Benton and Mike Yates) played a major role in the original Doctor Who series, and it was a regular feature from The Invasion (1968) until The S

Key facts

Fictional organisation.universe: Whoniverse
Fictional organisation.image: 240px|frameless|class=skin-invert
Fictional organisation.caption: Logo used since "The Star Beast" (2023)
Fictional organisation.type: Intelligence agency, military organisation
Fictional organisation.location: Worldwide
Fictional organisation.purpose: Defending Earth from extraterrestrial and paranormal threats
Fictional organisation.technologies: Unreliable access to Gallifreyan technology, advanced translation software, Galvanic Beam, the Vlinx
Fictional organisation.powers: Military authority in UN member countries