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.

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 ...

The famous Israeli Merkava main battle tank is armed with a 120-millimeter cannon, an advanced anti-incoming rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) active protection system, and an ability to function as a ...

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 ...

Key point: Active protection systems may very well steal the day. The Israeli Merkava (Chariot) main battle tank is an example of a sophisticated weapon system designed to deal with very specific ...

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 ...

Hamas targeted Merkava tanksHamas’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, says it attacked two Israeli Merkava tanks and an Israeli military bulldozer with Yassin-105 rockets in the Beit Lahiya area.