The Merkava is often described as unmatched and uniquely brilliant. But even Israel’s most advanced tank has clear weaknesses. Focusing on the Merkava Mk 4, this episode looks at design compromises, ...

Key Point: While not the tank for every army, it is the perfect main battle tank for the Israeli Defense Forces. In the past forty years, just a handful of countries have proved themselves capable of ...

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 ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: If the Merkava IV offers any lessons to the U.S. military, it should be regarding the importance of fielding effective countermeasures against more advanced anti-tank ...

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 ...

January 31, 2023: Israel has developed another, the fifth, version of its Merkava tank. The Merkava 5 was quietly developed, built, tested and deployed in small numbers during late 2022. This was ...

An Israeli Merkava IV tank fitted with a metal cage canopy south of Ashkelon on 15 October. (AFP via Getty Images/Gil Cohen-Magen) Some of the Merkava IV tanks that have been deployed to the border ...

Three of the new Barak tanks at the Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate in Tel HaShomer. (Israeli Ministry of Defense) The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) unveiled a new version of the Merkava ...