Key Points – Israel’s Merkava MK 4 main battle tank, operational since 2004, represents the third generation of this indigenously developed platform, designed for superior survivability and ...

Key Points – Israel’s Merkava main battle tank, widely regarded as one of the world’s best, is designed with crew survivability as its paramount consideration, featuring a unique front ...

An Israeli Merkava tank in the Negev desert in November 1997. Antoine GYORI/Sygma via Getty Images First deployed in 1979, the Merkava is an unusual tank configured to meet Israel's specific needs.

Developed by Israel in the 1970s, the Merkava — meaning "Chariot" in Hebrew — has evolved into a critical asset for the IDF, prioritizing crew survival above all else.

Since the Merkava tanks are better protected from top-done drone attacks than its counterparts, Hamas terrorists were unable to destroy as many of these MBTs during its October 7 invasion.

Like Merkava’s other full-size foldables, the Fatty500 folds cleanly in half for easy storage. When folded, the Fatty500 is just 36” wide by 36” tall (handlebars extended) and 19” thick. Pricing ...

The Merkava I entered service in 1978, and saw its first major action in Operation Peace for Galilee in 1982, where it performed well in engagements with Syrian T-62 tanks.

Reserve General Israel Tal, who is considered the father of the Israeli Merkava tank, will be laid to rest at 4 p.m. Sunday in the civilian cemetery in Rehovot. He died in his home in Rehovot last ...

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a ...

Gameplay. In Merkava Avalanche, there is no concept of HP.. Instead, there are only two ways to defeat enemy Merkavas: either by bringing them down to their knees and finishing them off once they ...

JERUSALEM. Israel is in talks with the Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus on selling it Merkava tanks, Israeli media reported. “A security source revealed that Israel is planning on ...

In parallel, MoD's MAFAT Research and Development Bureau is working on a demonstrator program called Carmel aimed at driving the design of Israel's future tank, a follow-on to the 65-ton Merkava Mk4.