The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, tanks, planes, cannons, armored vehicles. Many of these are purchased overseas. Until the Six-Day War of 1967 the Israel Defense Forces ' principal supplier was France; since then, it has been the United States government and defense companies. In the early twentyfirst century Israeli companies such as Soltam Systems began selling arms to the United States.[1] Much of the military equipment undergoes improvements in Israeli workshops. In addition to weapons purchased overseas and indigenous products, Israel also operates and maintains large stockpiles of Soviet equipment captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .[citation needed ]
History [ ]
During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , the military equipment in the IDF was very diverse and inconsistent. This was due to the severe limitation in obtaining war materiel (the British Mandate and the Arab Embargo). During the 1950s, the IDF began the process of standardization, relying primarily on French military equipment .
During the Six Day War, the military cooperation with France ceased (the French Weapons Embargo of 1967) and Israel began to rely on American weaponry and on local research and developments. During the 1980s and 1990s, the IDF increased its supplies of American arms , armor and aircraft , aiming for technological superiority over Arab countries, toward "a smaller, smarter army."
The reliance on locally manufactured military equipment has also greatly increased. Today, the overwhelming majority of Israel's military equipment is either manufactured in the United States (and often modified in Israeli workshops), or is developed and manufactured locally, with an increasing emphasis on advanced technology, including aerospace and electronics .
Local military development [ ]
Some of the military equipment developed locally have been:
Small arms
Anti-tank rockets and missiles
Other missiles
Aircraft
Watercraft
Spaceflight
Weapon stations
Active protection systems
Radars
Optronics
Tanks
Fighting vehicles
Artillery
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Unmanned surface vehicles
Air-defense systems
Miscellaneous
Ground forces equipment [ ]
Small arms [ ]
Rocket and grenade launchers [ ]
Missiles [ ]
Vehicles [ ]
Name
Type
Number in Service[11]
Origin
Notes
Merkava Mark IV
Main Battle Tank
360
Israel
Additional 300 in production
Merkava Mark III
Main Battle Tank
780
Israel
In active service
Merkava Mark II
Main Battle Tank
400
Israel
In reserve, to be sold or scrapped[12]
Merkava Mark I
Main Battle Tank
180
Israel
In reserve, to be sold or scrapped[12]
Magach 7
Tank
1,040
Israel/United States
In reserve, based on the American M60 Patton , to be sold or scrapped[12]
Magach 6
Tank
560
Israel/United States
In reserve, based on the American M60 Patton , to be sold or scrapped[12]
Magach 5
Tank
200
Israel/United States
In reserve, based on the American M48 Patton
Centurion
Tank
350
Israel/ United Kingdom
In storage
M113
Armored Personnel Carrier
6,131
United States
IDF Achzarit
Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier
215
Israel
Based on the T-54 Tank
Nagmachon
Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier
N/A
Israel\ United Kingdom
Based on the Centurion Tank
Nakpadon
Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier
N/A
Israel\ United Kingdom
Based on the Centurion Tank
Nakpuma
Heavy Combat Engineering/Armored Personnel Carrier
N/A
Israel\ United Kingdom
Based on the Centurion Tank
Namer
Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier
60
Israel
250 ordered. Based on the Merkava chassis.
Wolf
Armored Vehicle
300
Israel
Replacing M113[13]
Puma
Heavy Combat Engineering Vehicle
N/A
Israel\ United Kingdom
Based on the Centurion Tank
CAT D9
Combat Armored Bulldozer
175
Israel/United States
Bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel.
AIL Storm
Utility vehicle
700
Israel
HMMWV
Utility vehicle
2,000+
United States
MDT David
Utility vehicle
400
Israel\ United Kingdom
Based on the Land Rover Defender
Plasan Sand Cat
Utility Vehicle
79
Israel
AIL Abir
4x4 Truck
N/A
Israel
M35
8x12 Truck
N/A
United States
Unimog 437
Heavy Truck
N/A
Germany
HEMTT
8x8 Heavy Truck
N/A
United States
M548 Alfa
Cargo & Ammunition Carrier
N/A
United States
Based on the M113
M60 AVLB
Armored Bridge Layer
10
United States
Nemmera
Armored Recovery Vehicle
N/A
Israel
Based on the Merkava
M88
Armored Recovery Vehicle
25
United States
Nagmapop
Command & Surveillance vehicle
N/A
Israel\ United Kingdom
Based on the Centurion Tank
AIL Desert Raider
Dune Buggy
N/A
Israel
VIPeR
Unmanned Ground Vehicle
N/A
Israel
Guardium
Unmanned Ground Vehicle
N/A
Israel
Black Thunder
Unmanned Bulldozer
N/A
Israel\United States
Based on the Caterpillar D9[14]
Artillery [ ]
Air defense [ ]
Air forces equipment [ ]
Combat aircraft [ ]
Special mission aircraft [ ]
Auxiliary aircraft [ ]
Trainer aircraft [ ]
Attack helicopters [ ]
Utility helicopters [ ]
Unmanned aerial vehicles [ ]
Weaponry [ ]
Naval forces equipment [ ]
Below are the IDF's active service watercraft . The year of service, speed, full load displacement, and crew members, are in parentheses.
Missile boats [ ]
Corvettes [ ]
Patrol boats [ ]
Dabur (1970s; 19 kt; 39 tons; 9 crew members)
Shaldag (1989; ?; 50 kt; 15 crew members)
Super Dvora Mk II (1996; 46 kt; 54 tons; 10 crew members)
Nachshol (1997; 40 kt; 12 tons; 5 crew members)
Super Dvora Mk III (2004; 47 kt; 54 tons; 10 crew members)
Unmanned naval vehicles [ ]
Submarines [ ]
Dolphin (1992; 11 kt, 20 kt underwater; 1,640 tons, 1,900 tons underwater; 30 crew members)
Commando boats [ ]
Dolphin type underwater craft
Maiale type underwater craft
Snunit boat
Zaharon boat
Moulit boat
Morena rigid-hull inflatable boat
Remote weapon systems [ ]
Space systems [ ]
AMOS communications satellite
EROS earth observation satellite
Ofeq reconnaissance satellite
TecSAR reconnaissance satellite
Shavit space launch vehicle
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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↑ "Ruger 10/22 Suppressed Sniper Rifle " at ruger1022.com
↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "The Institute for National Security Studies", chapter Israel, 2010, [1] September 20, 2010.
↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Israeli army is planning to sell second-hands Merkava main battle tanks and F-16 fighter aircraft - Armyrecognition.com, 16 July 2013
↑ http://www.fav-club.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=291:medios-blindados-de-las-fuerzas-armadas-de-colombia&catid=19:ejercitos-y-sistemas-terrestres&Itemid=22
↑ Page, Lewis (31 March 2009). "Israelis' invulnerable, 60-tonne robot bulldozer force to double" . The Register . http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/31/idf_robot_d9_revelations/ . Retrieved 7 August 2010 .
↑ BARBARA OPALL-ROME. "Gun Makers Gear Up for $1B Israeli Contest " DefenseNews , October 19, 2013. Accessed: 20 October 2013.
↑ Israel Army wants to replace old 155mm howitzer M109 with Soltam or AGM artillery system - Armyrecognition.com, 30 October 2013
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