Key Points and Summary on Merkava Tank - The Israeli Merkava main battle tank, particularly the latest Mk 4M "Windbreaker" variant, has dominated the battlefield in Gaza against Hamas. Some say it ...

Israel may be about to export its workhorse Merkava tank for the first time. Reports say Israel is in talks to sell the tank to a European and a Middle Eastern country. If exported widely, the tank ...

The Merkava is an excellent tank, but it must be shepherded carefully. They are not mythical invincible beasts—especially in urban warfare. At around the time that the ceasefire between Hamas and ...

Key Points - Israel's Merkava main battle tank series, conceived from the need for strategic self-sufficiency and lessons from the 1973 Yom Kippur War, is uniquely designed with a paramount focus on ...

The Israeli government says that it is in very active talks with two countries about what could be the first confirmed international sales of variants of the country's unique Merkava main battle tank.

In 1967, Israel used the American M48 and British Centurion tanks to storm the Sinai Peninsula in a pre-emptive strike, which led to the end of the Six-Day War. However, this didn't come without ...

Israel’s armored corps will benefit from a greater number of Barak tank variants. Israel’s armored corps will benefit from a hefty tank production uptick over the next five years. As part of the new ...

The price per tank will also increase from $4.5 million for each Merkava 4 and about $5 million for each improved Merkava 4. Improvements in the improved Merkava 4 include a more effective engine ...

David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. Oct 16, 2023, 06:42pm EDT A Merkava with a cope cage. A “cope cage” is a sheet of improvised armor that an army welds or bolts to the ...

Tiny, explosives-laden drones are a serious threat to tanks and other armored vehicles. Grenade-dropping quadcopters and self-exploding first-person-view racing drones—both available off-the-shelf for ...

Israel has lost nearly two dozen tanks during fighting with Hamas since October 7. Those losses have come despite the sophistication of Israeli tanks and Israel's experience using them. The fighting ...

July 30, 2023: Israel recently revealed that it is negotiating the sale of 200 older Merkava tanks. The sale value of these tanks is estimated to be more than $50 million. There are two potential ...