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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.
The new army of Israel organized itself quickly during the ensuing 1948 Arab–Israeli War as the neighbouring Arab states attacked Israel. Twelve infantry and armored brigades formed: Golani , Carmeli , Alexandroni , Kiryati , Givati , Etzioni , the 7th , and 8th armored brigades, Oded , Harel , Yiftach , and Negev . [ 25 ]
Eitan (Hebrew for "steadfast", "firm" or "strong") is an armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) developed by the Merkava and Armoured Vehicles Directorate in the IMOD to replace the ageing M113 armoured personnel carrier in use by the Israel Defense Forces. [7]
The manufacture of small weapons and explosives for the forerunners of the IDF had begun in secret arms factories during the 1930s. [12] Jewish units fought the 1948 Arab–Israeli War of 1947-1949 with Sten guns, grenades, light mortars, antitank guns, flamethrowers, and light ammunition, much of it produced in Israel with surplus United States machinery acquired as scrap after World War II. [12]
The Israeli D9R bulldozers weigh roughly 62 tonnes and are four metres tall and wide, and eight metres long. In 2015, they were upgraded with “slat armour”, also known as cage or bar armour ...
Pages in category "Armoured fighting vehicles of Israel" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
An IDF D9 Panda as depicted in an IDF press release. In 2018 the Israel Defense Forces Combat Engineering Corps started to deploy and operate the "Panda" – a remote-controlled version of an armored Caterpillar D9T bulldozer. In 2018, Israel Aerospace Industries announced that it had signed a contract to equip the IDF with more D9T Panda ...
The Israeli Merkava 2 tank disappeared from a training zone in northern Israel near the coastal city of Haifa, the Israeli army said Wednesday. The training zone is closed to the public when in ...