The Merkava Mk1 was Israel’s first domestically designed tank, developed out of necessity after being denied access to Western armored vehicles. Unlike traditional tanks, the Merkava prioritized crew ...

The Merkava IV packs an IMI 120mm L44 main gun, an M2 Browning .50-caliber heavy machine gun, and a 7.62mm light machine gun. The tank can also take a Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher and hit targets ...

Social media users are claiming to show an Israeli Merkava tank in Gaza, modified into a fruit stand. One user wrote, “The Merkava tank is the most famous Israeli military industry. In Gaza ...

Summary and Key Points: Israel’s Merkava main battle tanks demonstrated their capabilities when a Hezbollah strike was intercepted by the Trophy active protection system. The Merkava ...

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 ...