TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel launched operational tests this week of actively protected combat engineering versions of its locally-developed Namer, a heavy troop carrier based on the Merkava Mk4 ...

It will not compete with the ongoing production program [of Eitan] or with the Merkava Mk4," a defense source ... a strategic blueprint for designing Israel’s future ground force up to 20 ...

the Namer is based on the Merkava MK4 Battle Tank and is claimed to have an ever-high level of reinforced steel protection. The decision to develop the new APC was made after the Second Lebanon ...

Back in 2017, when we had profiled this same tank project, The Jerusalem Post noted that “the Merkava MK4 Barack is designed as a ‘smart tank’ with dozens of sensors to identify the enemy ...

GAZA, June 28 (KUNA) -- Deep concern prevailed in Israeli security agencies Thursday after Palestinian militants used an anti-tank rocket to hit a Merkava Mk4 tank and destroyed the vehicle slightly ...

With a fully loaded combat weight of 60 tons—almost as much as a Merkava Mk4 main battle tank—as well as a remotely controlled weapon system (RCWS), panoramic optronics and, importantly ...

“First confirmed Merkava MK4 loss I’ve seen since the invasion of Gaza. This Merkava happens to be the brand new variant, the MK4 Barak. It was hit by a super massive IED & only the driver survive ...