Military equipment of Israel

The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, tanks, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous designs. Until the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces' principal supplier was France; since then, it has been the United States government and defense companies. In the early 21st century, Israeli companies such as Soltam Systems began selling arms to the United States.^[1] Much of the military equipment undergoes improvements in Israeli workshops. In addition to weapons purchased overseas and indigenous products, Israel also operates and maintains large stockpiles of Soviet-made equipment captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.^[2]

History

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the military equipment in the IDF was very diverse and inconsistent. This was due to the severe limitation in obtaining war materiel (the British Mandate and the Arab embargo). During the 1950s, the IDF began the process of standardization, relying primarily on French military equipment.

During the Six Day War, the military cooperation with France ceased (the French Weapons Embargo of 1967) and Israel began to rely on American weaponry and on local research and development. During the 1980s and 1990s, the IDF increased its supplies of American arms, armor and aircraft, aiming for technological superiority over Arab countries, toward "a smaller, smarter army".

The reliance on locally manufactured military equipment has also greatly increased. Today, the overwhelming majority of Israel's military equipment is either manufactured in the United States (and often modified in Israeli workshops), or is developed and manufactured locally, with an increasing emphasis on advanced technology, including aerospace and electronics.

Local military development

Some of the military equipment developed locally have been:

Small arms Dror light machine gun IMI Negev light machine gun Uzi submachine gun Uzi pistol Desert Eagle pistol Jericho 941 pistol BUL M-5 pistol BUL Storm pistol SP-21 Barak pistol IMI Galil assault rifle IMI Tavor assault rifle M89SR sniper rifle Hezi SM-1 semi-automatic PDW Anti-tank rockets and missiles MATADOR Shoulder-launched missile weapon B-300 Shoulder-launched missile weapon Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon Shipon Shoulder-launched missile weapon FGM-172 SRAW MAPATS ATGM Spike ATGM LAHAT ATGM Nimrod ATGM Other missiles Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket - Laser Shafrir air-to-air missile Derby air-to-air missile Python air-to-air missile Gabriel naval anti-ship missile ADM-141 TALD Popeye AGM-142 air-to-surface missile Delilah cruise missile / anti-radiation missile LORA theater ballistic missile Jericho medium-range ballistic missile Aircraft IAI Arava cargo aircraft IAI Sea Scan surveillance aircraft IAI Nesher fighter aircraft IAI Kfir fighter aircraft IAI Namer fighter aircraft IAI Lavi fighter aircraft ATG Javelin jet trainer aircraft Watercraft Shaldag class fast patrol boat Dabur class patrol boat Dvora class fast patrol boat Super Dvora Mk II class fast patrol boat Super Dvora Mk III class fast patrol boat Sa'ar 3-class missile boat Sa'ar 4-class missile boat Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat Sa'ar 5-class corvette Gal-class submarine Dolphin-class submarine Spaceflight Shavit spaceflight launch vehicle EROS earth observation satellite Ofeq reconnaissance satellite TecSAR reconnaissance satellite Weapon stations CornerShot SWAT weapon Rafael Overhead Weapon Station Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station Typhoon Weapon System Active protection systems Trophy active protection system Iron Fist active protection system Flight Guard airborne IR countermeasures system Radars EL/M-2032 fire-control radar EL/M-2052 AESA radar EL/M-2075 Phalcon AEW&C radar EL/M-2080 Green Pine target tracking radar EL/M-2083 AEW&C radar Optronics ITL MARS reflex sight LITENING targeting pod Spice EO-GPS PGM guidance kit Skystar 300 ISR system

Tanks Isherman tank Sho't tank Magach tank Sabra tank Merkava tank Fighting vehicles M113 variants Nimda Shoet APC Trail Blazer ARV IDF Nagmachon APC IDF Nakpadon CEV IDF Puma CEV IDF Achzarit APC IDF Namer IFV Nemmera ARV AIL Abir AIL Storm Plasan Sand Cat Wolf Armoured Vehicle Golan Armored Vehicle AIL M325 Command Car Artillery Davidka mortar Soltam M-66 mortar Soltam M-68 howitzer Soltam M-71 howitzer Soltam M-120 mortar L-33/39 Ro'em self-propelled howitzer Makmat self-propelled mortar MAR-240/290 rocket artillery launcher LAR-160 rocket artillery launcher LAROM rocket artillery launcher Cardom mortar Rascal self-propelled howitzer ATMOS 2000 self-propelled howitzer Sholef self-propelled howitzer Pereh missile carrier[3] Unmanned aerial vehicles Tadiran Mastiff UAV Casper 250 UAV Silver Arrow Micro-V UAV Silver Arrow Sniper UAV IAI Scout UAV IAI Searcher UAV IAI Harpy UAV IAI Harop UAV IAI Bird-Eye UAV IAI I-View UAV IAI Ranger UAV IAI Heron UAV IAI Eitan UAV IAI Panther UAV IAI Ghost UAV IAI RQ-2 Pioneer UAV IAI RQ-5 Hunter UAV Elbit Skylark UAV Elbit Hermes 90 UAV Elbit Hermes 450 UAV Elbit Hermes 900 UAV Aeronautics Dominator UAV Aeronautics Orbiter UAV Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk UAV MicroFalcon UAV Unmanned surface vehicles VIPeR UGCV Protector USV Guardium UGV Raam HaShachar unmanned Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer Silver Marlin USV Air-defense systems Machbet self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Barak 1 naval surface-to-air missile Barak 8 naval surface-to-air missile SPYDER air-defense system Arrow anti-ballistic missile Tactical High Energy Laser Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system David's Sling medium-range rocket defense system Miscellaneous Mitznefet helmet camouflage Tomcar all-terrain vehicle MG251/253 smoothbore tank gun Kilshon anti-radiation missile launcher IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer Skunk riot control agent Scream riot control agent SIMON breach grenade Enhanced Tactical Computer OR-201 Combat Helmet

Ground forces equipment

Small arms

Name	Image	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
Pistols
Jericho 941[4]		Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm	Israel
Glock 17[5]		Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm	Austria
Glock 19[6]		Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm	Austria
Browning Hi-Power[6]		Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm	Belgium
Beretta M1951[4]		Semi-Automatic Pistol	9×19mm	Italy
Heckler & Koch P11[4]		Underwater pistol	7.62×36mm	Germany
Submachine guns
IMI Uzi[7]		Submachine Gun	9×19mm	Israel	Uzi, Mini-Uzi and Micro-Uzi used.
Ingram MAC-10[4]		Submachine Gun	9×19mm	United States
IMI Micro Tavor MTAR-21[4]		Submachine Gun and Bullpup Assault Rifle	9×19mm 5.56×45mm	Israel	Variant of the Tavor Assault Rifle, replacing the Uzi, and becoming the standard issue assault rifle
Semi-automatic rifle
Suppressed Ruger 10/22[6][8]		Semiautomatic rifle	.22 LR	United States	Adopted for non-lethal crowd control.
Assault rifles
IMI Tavor TAR-21[4]		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	Israel	Variants used are MTAR-21 (X95), TAR-21, GTAR-21, STAR-21 and CTAR-21
M4 Carbine[4]		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	United States
M16A1[9]		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	United States
CAR-15[6]		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	United States
IMI Galil[4][7]		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	Israel	Variants used are Galil AR and Galil SAR
IMI Micro Galil		Assault Rifle	5.56×45mm	Israel	Highly compact version of the Galil
AKM[4][7][10]		Assault Rifle	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and used by Special Forces.
AK-47[4][7][11]		Assault Rifle	7.62×39mm	Soviet Union	Captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and used by Special Forces.
Battle rifles
M14[4]		Battle Rifle	7.62×51mm	United States
Light machine gun
IMI Negev[4]		Light Machine Gun	5.56×45mm	Israel
Medium machine gun
M1919 Browning		Medium Machine Gun	.30-06 Springfield	United States
General purpose machine guns
FN MAG[12]		General Purpose Machine Gun	7.62×51mm	Belgium
Negev NG7		General Purpose Machine Gun	7.62×51mm	Israel
PKM[6]		General Purpose Machine Gun	7.62×54mmR	Soviet Union	Captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and used by Special Forces.
Heavy machine guns
Browning M2[4]		Heavy Machine Gun	12.7×99mm	United States
Shotguns
Remington 870[6]		Shotgun	12 Gauge	United States
Mossberg 500		Shotgun	12 Gauge	United States
Armsel Striker		Revolving Shotgun	12 Gauge	South Africa	Used for riot control
Designated marksman rifles
SR-25[6]		Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm	United States
IMI Galatz		Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm	Israel	Sniper variant of the Galil
M89SR[6]		Designated marksman rifle	7.62×51mm	Israel
Sniper rifles
M24[6]		Sniper Rifle	7.62×51mm	United States
HTR 2000		Sniper Rifle	.338 Lapua	United States
Barrett M82		Anti-materiel rifle	12.7×99mm	United States
Hand grenades
M26A2		Fragmentation Grenade	n/a	Israel	Based on the American M26 grenade
IDF M48		Stun grenade	n/a	Israel	Based on the American M84 stun grenade

Rocket and grenade launchers

Name	Image	Type	Caliber	Origin	Notes
B-300		Shoulder-launched Rocket	82mm	Israel
RPG-7		Shoulder-launched Rocket	85mm	Soviet Union
Shipon		Shoulder-launched Rocket	83mm	Israel
M72 LAW		Shoulder-launched Rocket	66mm	United States
MATADOR		Shoulder-launched Rocket	90mm	Israel  Singapore
M79[4]		Stand-alone Grenade Launcher	40mm	United States
M203[4]		Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher	40mm	United States
Mk 19[4]		Automatic Grenade Launcher	40mm	United States
Mk 47 Striker		Automatic Grenade Launcher	40mm	United States

Missiles

Name	Image	Type	Origin	Notes
Spike		Anti-Tank Missile	Israel
BGM-71 TOW		Anti-Tank Missile	United States
LAHAT		Anti-Tank Missile	Israel
MAPATS		Anti-Tank Missile	Israel
Nimrod		Long-range anti-tank missile	Israel
M47 Dragon		Anti-Tank Missile	United States

Vehicles

Name	Image	Type	Number in Service[13]	Origin	Notes
Main battle tanks
Merkava Mark IV		Main Battle Tank	660	Israel	In active service
Merkava Mark III		Main Battle Tank	780	Israel	In active service
Merkava Mark II		Main Battle Tank	400	Israel	Some in active service/Some in reserve, to be sold or scrapped[14]
Merkava Mark I		Main Battle Tank	180	Israel	Retired, to be sold or scrapped[14]
Magach 7		Main Battle Tank	1,040	United States  Israel	Retired, based on the American M60 Patton, to be sold or scrapped[14]
Magach 6		Main Battle Tank	560	United States  Israel	Retired, based on the American M60 Patton, to be sold or scrapped[14]
Magach 5		Main Battle Tank	200	United States  Israel	Retired, based on the American M48 Patton
Centurion		Main Battle Tank	350	United Kingdom  Israel	In storage
Armoured personnel carriers
M113		Armored Personnel Carrier	6,131	United States  Israel
IDF Achzarit		Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	215	Israel	Based on the T-54 Tank
Nagmachon		Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion Tank
Nakpadon		Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion Tank
Nakpuma		Heavy Combat Engineering/Armored Personnel Carrier	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion Tank
Namer		Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	120	Israel	531 planned to be in service by 2027. Based on the Merkava chassis.
Utility vehicles
Wolf		Armored Vehicle	300	Israel
AIL Storm		Utility vehicle	700	Israel
HMMWV		Utility vehicle	2,000+	United States
MDT David		Utility vehicle	400	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Land Rover Defender
Plasan Sand Cat		Utility Vehicle	79	Israel
Trucks
AIL Abir		4×4 Truck	N/A	Israel
M35		8×12 Truck	N/A	United States
Unimog 437		Heavy Truck	N/A	Germany
HEMTT		8×8 Heavy Truck	N/A	United States
Engineering vehicles
Puma		Heavy Combat Engineering Vehicle	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion Tank
CAT D9		Combat Armored Bulldozer	175	United States  Israel	Bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel.
M548 Alfa		Cargo & Ammunition Carrier	N/A	United States  Israel	Based on the M113
M60 AVLB		Armored Bridge Layer	10	United States
Nemmera		Armored Recovery Vehicle	N/A	Israel	Based on the Merkava
M88		Armored Recovery Vehicle	25	United States
Nagmapop		Command & Surveillance vehicle	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion Tank
AIL Desert Raider		Dune Buggy	N/A	Israel
VIPeR		Unmanned Ground Vehicle	N/A	Israel
Guardium		Unmanned Ground Vehicle	N/A	Israel
Black Thunder		Unmanned Bulldozer	N/A	United States  Israel	Based on the Caterpillar D9[15]

Artillery

Name	Image	Type	Number in Service[13]	Origin	Notes
M109		155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	600	United States  Israel	Upgraded as the M109 Doher. Based on the M109A5. Replacement program initiated,[16] candidates include ATMOS 2000 and Artillery Gun Module.[17]
Soltam M-71		155mm Towed Howitzer	300	Israel
Soltam M-68		155mm Towed Howitzer	50	Israel	In reserve
Pereh		Guided Missile Carrier	?	Israel	Declassified June 2015
M270		Multiple Rocket Launcher	48	United States
Cardom SP		120mm Self-Propelled Mortar	64	Israel
Soltam M-65		120mm Mortar	250	Israel
M113 Tamuz		Missile Launching Vehicle	N/A	Israel	Spike Missiles launched from an M113 chassis[18]

Air defense

Name	Image	Type	Number in Service[13]	Origin	Notes
Machbet		Air Defense Vehicle	400	United States  Israel	Based on the M163 VADS
FIM-92 Stinger		Shoulder-launched Surface-to-air missile	500	United States
FIM-43 Redeye		Shoulder-launched Surface-to-air missile	N/A	United States
ZSU-23-4		Air Defense Vehicle	60[19]	Soviet Union
Bofors L/70		40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	N/A	Sweden
ZU-23-2		23mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	N/A	Soviet Union
TCM-20		20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	N/A	France   Switzerland  Israel

Air forces equipment

Note that multiple sources provide different figures:

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In Service
				By INSS	By FlightGlobal	By IISS
Fighter aircraft
Boeing F-15 Eagle	United States	air superiority fighter	F-15A "Baz"	$\Bigg\}$ 52[20]	$\Big\}$ 42[21]	16[22]
			F-15C "Baz"			17[22]
			F-15B "Baz"		$\Big\}$ 16[21]	6[22]
			F-15D "Baz"			11[22]
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	United States	strike fighter	F-15I "Ra'am"	25[20]	25[21]	25[22]
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	United States	multirole fighter	F-16A "Netz"	$\Big\}$ 107[20]	$\Big\}$ 63[21][23]	77[22]
			F-16B "Netz"			16[22]
			F-16C "Barak"	$\Big\}$ 136[20]	77[21][23]	78[22]
			F-16D "Barak"		49[21][23]	49[22]
			F-16I "Sufa"	100[20]	99[21]	99[22]
Trainer aircraft
Grob G-120	Germany	trainer aircraft	G-120AI "Snunit"	27[20]	17[21]	17[22]
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II	United States	trainer aircraft	T-6A "Efroni"	19[20]	20[21]	20[22]
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk	United States	ground attack / trainer	A-4N, TA-4H/J "Ayit"	20[20]	20[24]	46[22]
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master	Italy	transonic jet trainer	M-346 "Lavi"		2 (30)[25]
Transport / Aerial refueling / Aerial firefighting / Utility / Signals intelligence / Maritime patrol / AEW
Air Tractor AT-802	United States	aerial firefighting	AT-802F	8[20]	7[21]	3[22]
Beechcraft Bonanza	United States	utility	A-36 "Khofit"	22[20]	–	22[22]
Beechcraft Super King Air (C-12 Huron)	United States	utility / transport / trainer	B-200/T/CT "Tzofit"	$\Big\}$ 29[20]	$\Big\}$ 29[21]	22[22]
		EW / ELINT / SIGINT	RC-12D/K "Kookiya"			6[22]
IAI SeaScan	Israel	maritime patrol	1124N "Shahaf"	3[20]	3[21]	3[22]
Gulfstream G550	United States	SEMA	G500 "Nahshon-Shavit"	3[20]	3[21]	3[22]
		CAEW	G550 "Nahshon-Eitam"	2[20]	2[21]	2[22]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	United States	tactical transport	C-130E "Qarnaf"	$\Big\}$ 12[20]	$\Big\}$ 12[21]	5[22]
			C-130H "Qarnaf"			6[22]
		aerial refueling	KC-130H "Qarnaf"	3[20]	4[21]	4[22]
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules	United States	tactical transport	C-130J "Shimshon"	-	1 (4)[26]	-
Boeing 707	United States	heavy transport / EW	707 "Re'em"	8[20]	1[21]	3[22]
		aerial refueling	KC-707 "Saknai"	5[20]	8[21]	7[22]
Helicopters
Bell AH-1 Cobra	United States	attack helicopter	AH-1"Tzefa"	33[20]	49[21]	47[22]
Eurocopter Panther	France	maritime patrol	AS-565SA "Atalef"	5[20]	6[21]	7[22]
Boeing AH-64 Apache	United States	attack helicopter	AH-64A "Peten"	30[20]	26[27]	27[22]
			AH-64D "Saraph"	17[20]	22[27]	17[22]
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion	United States	heavy transport	CH-53 "Yas'ur 2000"	$\Big\}$ 37[20]	18[28]	$\Big\}$ 26[22]
			CH-53 "Yas'ur 2025"		5[28]
Sikorsky S-70 (UH-60 Black Hawk)	United States	tactical transport	S-70A / UH-60A/L "Yanshuf"	49[20]	48[21]	49[22]
Bell 206 (OH-58 Kiowa)	United States	light transport / trainer	206B "Saifan"	–	18[21]	6[22]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

• IAI Heron
• IAI Eitan
• IAI Harpy
• IAI Harop
• Elbit Hermes 450
• Elbit Skylark

Weaponry

• MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile
• MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missile
• / Arrow anti-ballistic missile
• PB500A1 laser-guided hard-target penetration bomb
• M-85 cluster bomb
• CBU-58 cluster bomb
• Mk-20 Rockeye cluster bomb
• Mark 84 bomb
• MPR-500 penetration bomb
• Spice glide bomb
• GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
• Shafrir missile
• Python air-to-air missile
• Popeye air-to-surface missile AKA AGM-142 Have Nap in US use
• Popeye Turbo SLCM suspected long range submarine-launched cruise missile, suspected nuclear weapon carrier
• Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bomb
• AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile
• AGM-45 Shrike air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
• AGM-78 Standard ARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
• AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface anti-tank missile
• AGM-62 Walleye glide bomb
• AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile
• AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missile
• AIM-9 Sidewinder heat seeking air-to-air missile
• MIM-72 Chaparral surface-to-air missile
• Delilah cruise missile
• Iron Dome anti-rocket and mortar defense missile
• David's Sling surface-to-air missile
• Jericho II intermediate range ballistic missile, suspected nuclear
• Jericho III intercontinental ballistic missile, suspected nuclear

Naval forces equipment

Below are the IDF's active service watercraft. The year of service, speed, full load displacement, and crew members, are in parentheses.

Missile boats

• Sa'ar 4 class missile boat (1970s; 32 kt; 450 tons; 45 crew members)
• Sa'ar 4.5 class missile boat (1980s; 31 kt; 488 tons; 53 crew members)

Corvettes

• / Sa'ar 5-class corvette (1990s; 33 kt; 1,227 tons; 64 crew members)

Patrol boats

• Dabur (1970s; 19 kt; 39 tons; 9 crew members)
• Shaldag (1989; ?; 50 kt; 15 crew members)
• Super Dvora Mk II (1996; 46 kt; 54 tons; 10 crew members)
• Nachshol (1997; 40 kt; 12 tons; 5 crew members)
• Super Dvora Mk III (2004; 47 kt; 54 tons; 10 crew members)

Unmanned naval vehicles

• Protector USV

Submarines

• Dolphin (1992; 11 kt, 20 kt underwater; 1,640 tons, 1,900 tons underwater; 30 crew members)

Commando boats

• Dolphin type underwater craft
• Maiale type underwater craft
• Snunit boat
• Zaharon boat
• Moulit boat
• Morena rigid-hull inflatable boat

Remote weapon systems

• Typhoon Weapon System
• Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
• Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station

Space systems

• AMOS communications satellite
• EROS earth observation satellite
• Ofeq reconnaissance satellite
• TecSAR reconnaissance satellite
• Shavit space launch vehicle

Gallery

• 

  Merkava Mark 4 tank

• 

  IAF F-16I "Sufa" multirole jet warplane

• 

  INS Dolphin-class submarine

• 

  MLRS M-270 "Menatetz"

• 

  IDF Caterpillar D9 Armored bulldozer

• 

  Iron Dome anti-rocket system launcher

• 

  Saraph helicopter

• 

  IMI Negev light machine gun

• 

  Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat

• 

  Namer heavy armored personnel carrier

• 

  Hermes 900 UAV

• 

  Tavor assault rifle

• 

  Spike ATGM

• 

  Arrow anti-ballistic missile

• 

  Wolf Armoured Vehicle

• 

  Guardium UGV

• 

  M109 self-propelled howitzer

• 

  Typhoon Weapon Station armed with 25 mm gun

• 

  IDF Puma combat engineering vehicle

• 

  IDF Achzarit armored personnel carrier

• 

  Merkava Mk II with mine rolers

• 

  IDF/AF UAV drones

• 

  IMI 120 mm tank shells

• 

  M2 Browning on Catlanit RCWS

See also

• Nuclear weapons and Israel

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