Key Points and Summary - Israel's Merkava main battle tank was born from a need for strategic autonomy after facing foreign arms embargoes in the 1960s. -Forged by the heavy armor losses of the 1973 ...

The Israeli military’s Merkava main battle tanks again proved their worth after a recent Hezbollah strike. The Iran-backed terror group claimed one of its Almas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between ...

Key Points and Summary - Israel’s Merkava is a unique main battle tank, combining heavy firepower with the ability to act as an infantry carrier. Some experts even call this tank the best on Earth, ...