Israel has unveiled the Merkava Mark V, a heavily upgraded battle tank built for the next war on its northern border. Packed ...

The Merkava series of tanks have been in service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) since the late 1970s, and it has been steadily upgraded and improved. The latest version, which entered service ...

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Key Points and Summary - Israel’s Merkava IV Barak carries the IDF’s crew-survivability DNA forward: a front-mounted engine, modular armor, Trophy active protection, and a 120mm gun atop 1,500 hp of ...

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 ...