Israel’s Merkava V offers superior protection with its Trophy Active Protection System. -Russia’s T-14 Armata boasts an ...

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.

Israel’s Merkava Mark IV tank has been crowned one of the five deadliest tanks in the world by the conservative American magazine the National Interest, alongside Russia’s T40 and the American ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Barak’s unveiling comes about two decades after Merkava 4 tanks entered the IDF’s inventory. Development for the Barak took five years, and it underwent testing over the last year.

The acquisition of Merkava tanks by Cyprus has raised concerns in Ankara about a possible arms race on the island. This article received 0 comments. Add a comment. Comments. News. News feed.

It was earlier thought that these tracked AVLBs might use Leopard 2 hulls, but, in a remarkable move, Elbit Systems has used the Merkava Mk IV tank hull as the basis for these Philippine AVLBs. This ...