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The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, tanks, planes, cannons, armored vehicles. Many of these are purchased overseas. Up 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. 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 equipment captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

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 material (the British Mandate and the Arab Embargo). During the 1950’s, 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 developments. 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:

Tanks
- Isherman tank
- Sho't tank
- Magach tank
- Sabra tank
- Merkava tank
Fighting vehicles
Artillery
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- IMI 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 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
Unmanned surface vehicles
- VIPeR UGCV
- Protector USV
- Guardium UGV
- Raam HaShachar unmanned Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
Active protection systems
Miscellaneous

Current Ground Forces Equipment

Small Arms

Name	Type	Caliber	Notes
Jericho 941	Semi-Automatic Pistol	9mm
Glock 17	Semi-Automatic Pistol	9mm
Glock 19	Semi-Automatic Pistol	9mm
Browning Hi-Power	Semi-Automatic Pistol	9mm
Uzi	Submachine Gun	9mm
Micro-Tavor	Submachine Gun	9mm / 5.56x45mm	Variant of the Tavor Assault Rifle, replacing the Uzi
IMI Tavor	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm	Becoming the standard issue assault rifle
M16A1	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm
IMI Galil	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm
MAR	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm	Highly compact version of the Galil
AK-47	Assault Rifle	7.62x39mm	Used By Special Forces
M4 Carbine	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm
CAR-15	Assault Rifle	5.56x45mm
IMI Negev	Light Machine Gun	5.56x45mm
FN MAG	General Purpose Machine Gun	7.62x51mm
PKM	General Purpose Machine Gun	7.62x54mmR	Used by Special Forces
Browning M2	Heavy Machine Gun	12.7x99mm
Remington 870	Shotgun
Mossberg 500	Shotgun
Armsel Striker	Revolving Shotgun		Used for riot control
M24	Sniper Rifle	7.62x51mm
SR-25	Sniper Rifle	7.62x51mm
HTR 2000	Sniper Rifle	.338
Galatz	Sniper Rifle	7.62x51mm	Sniper variant of the Galil
Barrett M82	Sniper Rifle	12.7x99mm
M89SR	Sniper Rifle	7.62x51mm
M26A2	Fragmentation Grenade		Based on the American M26 grenade

Rocket and Grenade Launchers

Name	Type	Caliber	Origin
RPG-7	Shoulder-launched Rocket	85mm
B-300	Shoulder-launched Rocket	82mm
Shipon	Shoulder-launched Rocket	83mm
M72 LAW	Shoulder-launched Rocket	66mm
MATADOR	Shoulder-launched Rocket	90mm	/
M203	Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher	40mm
Mk 19	Automatic Grenade Launcher	40mm
Mk 47 Striker	Automatic Grenade Launcher	40mm

Missiles

Name	Type	Origin
Spike	Anti-Tank Missile
BGM-71 TOW	Anti-Tank Missile
LAHAT	Anti-Tank Missile
MAPATS	Anti-Tank Missile
Nimrod	Long-range anti-tank missile
M47 Dragon	Anti-Tank Missile
AT-3 Sagger	Anti-Tank Missile

Vehicles

Name	Type	Number in Service^[1]	Origin	Notes
Merkava Mk IV	Main Battle Tank	350		Additional 300 in production
Merkava Mk III	Main Battle Tank	800
Merkava Mk II	Main Battle Tank	400
Merkava Mk I	Main Battle Tank	180
Magach 7	Tank	1,040	/	In reserve, based on the American M60 Patton
Magach 6	Tank	310	/	In reserve, based on the American M60 Patton
Magach 5	Tank	200	/	In reserve, based on the American M48 Patton
M113	Armored Personnel Carrier	5,500
IDF Achzarit	Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	315		Based on the T-54 Tank
Nagmachon	Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	400		Based on the Centurion Tank
Nakpadon	Heavy Armored Personnel Carrier	N/A		Based on the Centurion Tank
Namer	Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle	45		250 ordered
M1126 Stryker	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	3
Wolf	Armored Vehicle	190
Puma	Heavy Combat Engineering Vehicle	N/A		Based on the Centurion Tank
CAT D9	Combat Armored Bulldozer	175	/	Bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel. Exists in 3 models: L, N and R
AIL Storm	Utility vehicle	N/A
HMMWV	Utility vehicle	N/A
MDT David	Utility vehicle	200		Based on the Land Rover Defender
Plasan Sand Cat	Utility Vehicle	N/A
AIL Abir	4x4 Truck	N/A
AIL M325 Command Car	Utility & Command Vehicle	N/A
M35	8x12 Truck	N/A
Unimog 437	Heavy Truck	N/A
HEMTT	8x8 Heavy Truck	N/A
KamAZ-6350	8x8 Heavy Truck	N/A
M548 Alfa	Cargo & Ammunition Carrier	N/A		Based on the M113
M60 AVLB	Armored Bridge Layer	N/A
Nemmera	Armored Recovery Vehicle	N/A		Based on the Merkava
M88	Armored Recovery Vehicle	N/A
Nagmapop	Command & Surveillance vehicle	N/A		Based on the Centurion Tank
AIL Desert Raider	Dune Buggy	N/A
VIPeR	Unmanned Ground Vehicle	N/A
Guardium	Unmanned Ground Vehicle	N/A
Black Thunder	Unmanned Bulldozer	N/A		Based on the Caterpillar D9^[2]

Artillery

Name	Type	Number in Service^[3]	Origin	Notes
M109	155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	600		Upgraded as the M109 Doher
M110	203mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	36
M107	175mm Self-Propelled Howitzer	170
ATMOS 2000	155mm self-propelled howitzer system	N/A
Rascal	155mm self-propelled Howitzer	N/A	/
Soltam M-71	155mm Towed Howitzer	300
Soltam M-68	155mm Towed Howitzer	50		In reserve
M-46	130mm Towed Howitzer	100		In reserve, upgraded by Soltam Systems
D-30	122mm Towed Howitzer	N/A		In reserve
M101	105mm Towed Howitzer	N/A		In reserve
M270	Multiple Rocket Launcher	58
BM-21 Grad	122mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	60		In reserve, upgraded
LAR-160	160mm Multiple rocket launcher	N/A
BM-24	240mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	36
MAR-290	290mm Multiple Rocket Launcher	N/A		Based on the M4 Sherman Tank
Cardom SP	120mm Self-Propelled Mortar	60
Soltam M-65	120mm Mortar	N/A
Soltam M-66	160mm Mortar	N/A

Army Air Defense

Name	Type	Number in Service^[4]	Notes
Machbet	Air Defense Vehicle	20	Based on the M163 VADS
FIM-92 Stinger	Shoulder-launched Surface-to-air missile	500
FIM-43 Redeye	Shoulder-launched Surface-to-air missile	N/A
ZSU-23-4	Air Defense Vehicle	60^[5]
Bofors L/70	40mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	N/A
ZU-23-2	23mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	N/A
TCM-20	20mm Anti-Aircraft Gun	N/A

Air Force aircraft in 2010

Combat aircraft

Special Mission aircraft

Auxiliary aircraft

Trainer aircraft

Attack helicopters

Utility helicopters

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Air Force 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
GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
Shafrir missile
Python Air-to-air missile
Delilah cruise missile
/ AGM-142 Have Nap Air-to-surface missile
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 & mortar defense missile
Jericho I Short-range ballistic missile
Jericho II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
Jericho III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Remote Weapon systems

Active service watercraft in 2010

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

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-The '''military equipment''' of [[Israel]] includes a wide array of arms, tanks, planes, cannons, armored vehicles. Many of these are purchased overseas. Up 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. 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 equipment captured from Arab armies over the course of the [[Arab-Israeli Conflict]]. Israel, however, was also accused of using illegal weapons<ref>[http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000651_Israel_Gaza_white_phosphorous.html Doctor Decries Israel's Use of Illegal Weapons in Assault on Gaza]</ref><ref>[http://www.alternet.org/story/39628/ Israel Accused of Using Illegal Weapons]</ref>.
+The '''military equipment''' of [[Israel]] includes a wide array of arms, tanks, planes, cannons, armored vehicles. Many of these are purchased overseas. Up 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. 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 equipment captured from Arab armies over the course of the [[Arab-Israeli Conflict]].
-[[Image:Uzi 1.jpg|thumb|right|229px|[[Uziel Gal]]'s Uzi submachine gun, the most recognizable [[Israel Military Industries|IMI]]-manufactured weapon]]
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