Thus the Merkava was born. Engine at the front of the tank Her main constructor, a tank operator with battle experience, Gen. Izrael Tal, had a difficult task ahead. It's important to remember ...

By ensuring that additional regular army soldiers are manning these tanks instead of reservists, the IDF is better positioned to defend its borders if future offensive tactics are carried out by ...

The Merkava family of tanks can be traced back to the 1960s when Israel’s journey to developing its own homegrown MBT series originated. Following the founding of the Jewish state, Israel was ...

Since its introduction in 1979, the Leopard series has been Germany’s main battle tank ... target and shoot any RPG or anti-tank missile fired at the Merkava 5.

Israel has amassed columns of tanks and soldiers at the forward position at the Israel-Gaza Border. Hell-bent on annihilating Hamas, Israel has positioned its killer Merkava battle tanks at the ...

It partially withdrew from the corridor in recent days, allowing tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians to return to the ...

TASS/. Members of the military wing of the Shiite Hezbollah party have hit an Israeli Merkava tank during a sortie they carried out from the border area in southern Lebanon, according to a ...

TASS/. Fighters of Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah have destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank on the border between the two countries, the Al Mayadeen TV channel reported. According to it ...

The Leopard 2A8 is an improved version of the Leopard 2A7+ already in use by the German Army. One of its main new features is the Trophy active protection system, developed by the Israeli company ...