The Merkava Mk IV is Israel’s flagship main battle tank and one of the most advanced armored vehicles in service today. In ...

Merkava MK IV Down: The IDF Has Lost One of Its Most Advanced Tanks: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has lost one of its Merkava Mk IV Barak main battle tanks (MBTs) in Gaza. According to online ...

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 ...

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 ...

Key Points - Israel's Merkava main battle tank, widely regarded as one of the world's best, is designed with crew survivability as its paramount consideration, featuring a unique front-mounted engine ...