Israel’s Merkava main battle tank was designed around crew protection and survivability rather than traditional layout priorities. This episode explores how successive Merkava variants evolved in ...

Hezbollah has released what it claims is its first combat video showing an anti‑tank guided missile strike on an Israeli Merkava tank, a dramatic visual signal of its renewed military operations in ...

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 ...

The Merkava family of tanks can be traced back to the 1960s when Israel’s journey to developing its own homegrown MBT series originated. Following the founding of the Jewish state, Israel was set to ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In an engagement where an attack is succeeding, the Merkava’s design makes sense, but for a European army expecting to hold against a Soviet or... Key Point: The ...