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 missiles such as the Kornet, ...

As Israel prepares for a full-scale invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are expected to use their most advanced artillery and weaponry in the coming offensive ...

Tel Aviv: In a significant setback for the Israel Defense Forces, a major development in the Gaza conflict has surfaced with claims that the IDF might have lost its state-of-the-art Merkava-4 Barak ...

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 ...