This battalion will comprise the Merkava tanks of the Mk. 3 version, which had previously been retired from service and marked for sale. These valuable machines still have notable capacities.

The price for powerful armor protection is the weight of the tank, which in the Merkava Mk 4 version exceeds 143,300 lbs, and in the Mk 5 variant is estimated to be over 154,300 lbs. Complementing ...