The Merkava (Hebrew: מֶרְכָּבָה, [mɛʁkaˈva] , "chariot") is a series of main battle tanks (MBT) used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the backbone...

syllabic abbreviation of "Nagmash" (APC) and "Merkava," is an Israeli armoured personnel carrier based on a Merkava Mark IV tank chassis. Namer was developed...

light and heavy armored fighting vehicles. The system is in active use on Merkava Mark 3 & 4 tanks and the Namer armored personnel carrier (APC). It is also...

warfare. As of 2014[update], the brigade is transitioning from Merkava 2 tanks to Merkava 4 tanks. 188th Armored Brigade "Barak": beginning with the Six-Day...

knowledge of tank warfare and for leading the development of Israel's Merkava tank. Tal was born in Mahanayim, Mandatory Palestine. On his mother's side...

from 1983 to 1988, to meet the requirements of the Israel Defense Forces' Merkava Mark III main battle tank, i.e. a narrower mount like in the M60, both...

These were gradually superseded in the late 1970s by the Israeli-made Merkava main battle tanks, of which several versions have since been employed.[citation...

of the State of Israel. In 1990 the brigade was the first to adopt the Merkava mark-III main battle tank, phasing out its older Centurion tanks. The brigade...

Research and Industry Unit. It was first used against Israeli armor and Merkava tanks during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. In June, 2024, it...

upgrades Sabra (upgraded M60 Patton tank) Merkava tank Merkava Mk 1 Merkava Mk 2 Merkava Mk 3 (Ramaqh and Baz) Merkava Mk 4 and Mk 4M Windbreaker IDF Nagmachon...

Battalion "Eshet" (Merkava Mk.4M) 46th Armored Battalion "Shelah" (Merkava Mk.4M) 52nd Armored Battalion "Ha-Bok'im/The Breachers" (Merkava Mk.4M) 601st Armored...

Ground Forces uses several technologies developed in Israel such as the Merkava main battle tank, Achzarit armoured personnel carrier, the Iron Dome missile...

been done on the upgraded Magach 6 models, including new belly armor, Merkava tracks, new fire controls, a thermal sleeve for the gun and smoke grenades...

weapons industry, which has developed weapons and vehicles such as the Merkava battle tank series, Nesher and Kfir fighter aircraft, and various small...

inflicted several casualties among the Israelis, and said it destroyed three Merkava tanks with guided missiles as they approached Maroun al-Ras. Israel reportedly...

successfully completed two years of testing. The company is armed with Merkava IV tanks and is defending the Egyptian border. Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi...

"firm" or "strong") is an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) developed by the Merkava and Armoured Vehicles Directorate in the IMOD to replace the ageing M113...

1978. The first Merkava Mk. 1 tanks were supplied to the IDF in April 1979, nearly nine years after the decision to produce the Merkava Mk. 1 tank was...

the corps designated two regional ordnance units within Lebanon, and the Merkava tank, developed under the corps and manufactured by the IMI, was tested...

Israeli Merkava tank in a Gaza street, 4 January 2024...

succession. This arrangement is designed to overwhelm the Trophy APS of Merkava tanks by having a second missile available before the APS can react after...

Battalion "Adam" (Merkava Mk.4) 196th Tank Officers Training Battalion "Shahak" (Merkava Mk.4) 198th Armored Battalion "Ezoz" (Merkava Mk.4) 330th Tank...

Iranian-made anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). According to Merkava tank program administration, 52 Merkava main battle tanks were damaged (45 of them by different...

Reshef missile boat, the Kfir fighter plane, the Gabriel missile, and the Merkava tank. The Kfir, based on plans of the French Mirage 5 acquired clandestinely...

for reinforcements, and the militants retreated to their positions. A Merkava arrived to rescue the remaining soldiers. As it passed by one of the buildings...

were evacuated by Unit 669. Hezbollah claimed destroying three Israeli Merkava tanks with guided missiles as they approached Maroun al-Ras.[dubious –...

Rafael's Trophy active protection system, "Windbreaker", on an Israeli Merkava Mk IV main battle tank...

Merkava Mk 4m with the Trophy APS during Operation Protective Edge...

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The group is also known for blowing up a Merkava tank, the main battle tank of the Israel Defense Forces. The Brigades fought...

several drones at the Upper Galilee. Hezbollah said that it destroyed three Merkava tanks using guided rockets in Maroun al-Ras. Syrian state media reported...