For decades, Israel maintained a strict policy against exporting its renowned Merkava main battle tank to preserve its unique ...

About Merkava IV Tank. The Merkava IV is an Israeli tank known for being heavyweight, weighing in at 70 tons. The V-12 diesel engine of the Merkava IV can crank up 1,500 horsepower, translating to ...

How Israel’s Merkava Tanks Can Survive Hamas’ Deadly Drone Assault. ... Maj. Gen. Israel Tal, spearheaded the Jewish state’s MBT domestic production capability.

Since 2004, the IDF began using its fourth version, the Merkava IV, as its main battle tank. It could hold eight infantry soldiers, had an all-electric turret, and a protection suite that used ...

The Defense Ministry and Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday revealed the military’s new main battle tank, the Barak, following five years of development. The first models of what the ministry ...

The Israeli military has launched a large-scale ground operation across the Gaza Strip over the weekend as part of a major new offensive against Hamas. “Over the past day, IDF troops in the ...

During Israel’s early days as an independent nation after World War II, ... This homegrown system protects the MBT from anti-tank rockets, high-explosive anti-tank rounds, ...