List of equipment of the Israel Defense Forces

The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, 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 United States. In the early 21st century, Israeli companies (such as Soltam Systems) began selling arms to the United States.[1] Much military equipment undergoes improvements in Israeli workshops.

Current equipment and weapons of the Israel Defense Forces, 2021

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:

Ground forces equipment

Small arms

Name Image Type Caliber Origin Notes
Pistols
Jericho 941[4]   Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm   Israel Used by IDF and IDF Special Forces
Glock 17[5]   Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm   Austria Used by IDF Special Forces
Glock 19[6]   Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm   Austria Used by IDF Special Forces
Browning Hi-Power[6]   Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm   Belgium
SIG Sauer P226[6]   Semi-automatic pistol 9×19mm Parabellum    Switzerland Used by IDF Special Forces.
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, Micro-Uzi, and Uzi-Pro used.
Ingram MAC-10[4]   Submachine gun 9×19mm   United States
IWI X95[4]   Submachine gun and bullpup assault rifle 9×19mm variant   Israel 9x19mm suppressed variant used by IDF Special Forces
Semi-automatic rifle
Suppressed Ruger 10/22[6][8]  
 
Semi-automatic rifle .22 LR   United States Adopted for non-lethal crowd control.
Assault rifles
Tavor X95 (Micro-Tavor Dor Gimel) [citation needed]   Bullpup assault rifle/Carbine/Service rifle 5.56x45mm   Israel Improved version of the X95 with longer barrel.
IWI X95 (Micro-Tavor)[4]   Bullpup Assault rifle/Carbine 5.56x45mm   Israel Compact version of the TAR-21. Standard Issue rifle since 2009 replacing the TAR-21.
IWI Tavor TAR-21[4]   Assault rifle 5.56×45mm   Israel Cut from service as of 2009 and replaced by the X95.
M4A1 Carbine[4]   Carbine/Assault rifle/Service rifle 5.56×45mm   United States Standard Issue Assault Rifle along with M16, CAR-15, and X95 and used by Special Forces
M16A1[9]   Assault rifle 5.56×45mm   United States Standard Issue Assault Rifle along with the M4, CAR-15, M16A2 and X95. Most of the long-barreled rifles were modified to have short barrel and a telescoping stock, the rest are reserved for basic training and ceremonial issues
M16A2[citation needed]   Assault rifle 5.56×45mm   United States Standard Issue Assault Rifle along with the M4, CAR-15, M16A1 and X95. Most of the M16A2 is firing automatic, some to custom for DMR and rest are ceremonial issues.
CAR-15[6]   Assault rifle 5.56×45mm   United States Standard Issue Assault Rifle along with M4, M16A1, and X95
IMI Galil[4][7]   Assault rifle 5.56×45mm   Israel Used in limited numbers. Variants used are Galil AR and Galil SAR. Most Galil's have been replaced by the improved (Galil) IWI ACE.
IMI Micro Galil [citation needed]   Assault rifle 5.56×45mm   Israel Used in limited numbers. Highly compact version of the Galil. Most Galil's have been replaced by the improved (Galil) IWI ACE.
AKM[4][7][10]   Assault rifle 7.62×39mm   Soviet Union Captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab–Israeli conflict and was used by Special Forces due to their high reliability.
AK-47[4][7][10]   Assault rifle 7.62×39mm   Soviet Union Captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab–Israeli conflict and was used by Special Forces due to their high reliability.
Battle rifles
M14[4]   Battle rifle 7.62×51mm   United States Used in limited numbers by the IDF.
Light machine gun
IMI Negev[4]   Light machine gun 5.56×45mm   Israel Capable of firing semi-automatic or full-auto. The 5.56 variant features a unique dual feed system, it can accept 30 round STANAG magazines and an assault-box belt.
Medium machine gun
M1919 Browning [citation needed]   Medium machine gun .30-06 Springfield   United States
General-purpose machine guns
FN MAG[11]   General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm   Belgium Former Standard Issue to IDF Since 1960s to 1990s as a Main Machine Gun.
Negev NG7 [citation needed]   General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm   Israel Capable of semi-automatic or full-automatic fire.
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.
M60 [citation needed] General-purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm NATO   United States Limited use.
Heavy machine guns
Browning M2 (Makach 0.5)[4]   Heavy machine gun 12.7×99mm   United States Upgraded to M2HB-QCB
Shotguns
Armsel Striker [citation needed]   Revolving riot shotgun 12 Gauge   South Africa Used for riot control
Designated marksman rifles
M4A1 Kala Sa'ar [citation needed]   Designated marksman rifle 5.56×45mm   United States Accurized M4A1, used by "kala sa'ar" marksmen.
SR-25 Mk 11 [6]   Designated marksman rifle/Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm   United States Used by IDF Special Forces. Also employed as a sniper rifle.
Tavor X-95L "Micro-Tavor Kala'im"[citation needed]   Designated marksman rifle 5.56×45mm   Israel Accurized Micro-Tavor X95 with longer barrel, used by "kala sa'ar" marksmen.
Sniper rifles
M24 SWS[6]   Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm   United States Standard-issued sniper rifle, achieves accuracy of 0.5 MOA with IMI ammo.
IDF Modernized M24 SWS[6]   Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm   United States Standard-issued sniper rifle, achieves accuracy of 0.5 MOA with IMI ammo.
Mauser 86SR[6] Sniper rifle 7.62×51mm   Germany Used for counter-terrorism operations.
Barak (HTR 2000) [citation needed]   Long-range sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum   United States An IDF modified H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR rifle
Barrett M82A1 Anti-materiel rifle 12.7×99mm   United States Used mainly by the Combat Engineering Corps and IDF Special Forces
McMillan TAC-50 [citation needed]   Long range sniper rifle/Anti-materiel rifle 12.7×99mm   United States Used by IDF Special Forces.
Barrett MRAD [citation needed]   Multi-role sniper rifle (field sniping / counter-terrorism / long-range) 7.62×51mm
.338 Lapua Magnum
  United States Used by Special Forces and also by Israeli Police elite CT unit YAMAM. Achieves accuracy of 0.35-0.5 MOA (1.1 cm groups in 100 m).
Barrett REC10[citation needed]   Semi-automatic sniper rifle (counter-terrorism) 7.62×51mm   United States Use by the IDF special forces and also by Israeli Police. Achieves accuracy of around 0.75 MOA.
IWI Dan [citation needed]   Long-range sniper rifle .338 Lapua Magnum   Israel
Hand grenades
M26A2 [citation needed]   Fragmentation grenade n/a   Israel Based on the American M26 grenade
IDF M48 [citation needed]   Stun grenade n/a   Israel Based on the American M84 stun grenade

Rocket and grenade launchers

Name Image Type Caliber Origin Notes
B-300 Shipon [citation needed]   Shoulder-launched rocket 96 mm   Israel
M72 LAW [citation needed]   Shoulder-launched rocket 66 mm   United States
MATADOR [citation needed]   Shoulder-launched rocket 90 mm   Israel
  Singapore
M203[4]   Under-barrel grenade launcher 40 mm   United States Usually mounted under an M16, M4, CAR-15, or X95. Mounted on X95's with longer barrels and large trigger guard instead of the standard pistol grip guard.
Mk 19[4]   Automatic grenade launcher 40 mm   United States
Mk 47 Striker [citation needed]   Automatic grenade launcher 40 mm   United States

Missiles

Name Image Type Origin Notes
Spike [citation needed]   Anti-tank missile   Israel Used various models of the family, including Gil (Spike-MR) and Gil 2 (Spike-LR II), Spike-ER (I and II) and Tamouz (Spike NLOS).
BGM-71 TOW [citation needed]   Anti-tank missile   United States
LAHAT [citation needed]   Anti-tank missile   Israel
MAPATS [citation needed]   Anti-tank missile   Israel
Nimrod [citation needed]   Long-range anti-tank missile   Israel

Vehicles

Name Image Type Number Origin Notes
Main battle tanks (400)
Merkava Mark 4M   Main battle tank ~400[12]   Israel ~200 stored.[12]
Merkava Mark IV   Main battle tank   Israel
Merkava Mark 3   Main battle tank   Israel ~700 stored.[12]
Armoured personnel carriers (1,360)
M113   Armored personnel carrier 500 active[13]
5,000 in storage[13]
  United States
  Israel
Was used until the Battle of Shuja'iyya incident
IDF Achzarit   Heavy armored personnel carrier ~100[12]   Israel Based on the T-54 tank
Nagmachon   Heavy armored personnel carrier N/A[12]   United Kingdom
  Israel
Based on the Centurion tank
Nakpadon   Heavy armored personnel carrier N/A[12]   United Kingdom
  Israel
Based on the Centurion tank
Nakpuma[citation needed] Heavy combat engineering/Armored personnel carrier N/A   United Kingdom
  Israel
Based on the Centurion tank
Namer   Heavy armored personnel carrier ~290[12]   Israel 531 planned to be in service by 2027. Based on the Merkava chassis.
Eitan   Armored fighting vehicle/Armored personnel carrier N/A[12]   Israel Equipped with Iron Fist APS
Utility vehicles
Wolf [citation needed]   Armored vehicle 300   Israel
AIL Storm [citation needed]   Utility vehicle 700   Israel
HMMWV [citation needed]   Utility vehicle 2,000+   United States
MDT David [citation needed]   Utility vehicle 400   United Kingdom
  Israel
Based on the Land Rover Defender
Plasan Sand Cat   Utility vehicle N/A[12]   Israel
Otokar Akrep [citation needed] Armored vehicle 30   Turkey [14]
Trucks
AIL Abir [citation needed]   4×4 truck N/A   Israel
M35 [citation needed]   8×12 truck N/A   United States
Unimog 437[citation needed]   Heavy truck N/A   Germany
HEMTT [citation needed]   8×8 heavy truck N/A   United States
Engineering vehicles
Puma   Heavy combat engineering vehicle N/A[12]   United Kingdom
  Israel
Based on the Centurion tank
Namer CEV   Heavy combat engineering vehicle N/A[12]   Israel Based on the Merkava tank
IDF Caterpillar D9 [citation needed]   Combat armored bulldozer 175+   United States
  Israel
Bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel.
IDF Caterpillar Excavator 330[citation needed]   Armored tracked excavator N/A   United States
  Israel
Excavators manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel.
IDF Caterpillar 966 Wheeled Loader[citation needed]   Armored wheeled loader N/A   United States
  Israel
Loaders manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel.
M548 Alfa [citation needed]   Cargo and ammunition carrier N/A   United States
  Israel
Based on the M113
M60 AVLB   Armored bridge layer N/A[12]   United States
Nemmera [citation needed] Armored recovery vehicle N/A   Israel Based on the Merkava
M88   Armored recovery vehicle N/A[12]   United States
Nagmapop [citation needed]   Command and surveillance vehicle N/A   United Kingdom
  Israel
Based on the Centurion tank
AIL Desert Raider [citation needed] Dune buggy N/A   Israel
VIPeR [citation needed] Unmanned ground vehicle N/A   Israel
Guardium [citation needed]   Unmanned ground vehicle N/A   Israel
Dawn Thunder/Black Thunder [citation needed]   Unmanned armored bulldozer N/A   United States
  Israel
Based on the IDF Caterpillar D9N[15]
IDF D9T Panda [citation needed]   Unmanned armored bulldozer N/A   United States
  Israel
Based on the IDF Caterpillar D9

Artillery

Name Image Type Number in service[16] Origin Notes
Self-propelled howitzers
M109 Doher   155mm self-propelled howitzer 250[12]   United States
  Israel
Upgraded as the M109 Doher. Based on the M109A5. Replacement program initiated,[17] candidates include ATMOS 2000 and the Artillery Gun Module.[18] Used in limited numbers

30 M109A2 in store[12]

M107   175mm self-propelled howitzer   United States 36 in store[12]
M110   203mm self-propelled howitzer   United States 36 in store[12]
Towed howtizers
M-46   155mm howtizer   Soviet Union 40 modernized in store[12]
M-68/M-71   155mm howitzer   Israel 50 in store[12]
M-839P/M845P 155mm howitzer   Israel 81 in store[12]
Mortars
Cardom SP   120 mm self-propelled mortar   Israel Khanit[12]
Soltam M-65   120 mm mortar   Israel 650 in store[12]
Soltam M-66   160mm mortar   Israel 18 in store[12]
Anti-tank missile launcher
M113 Tamuz   Missile launching vehicle N/A   Israel Spike missiles launched from an M113 chassis[19]
Multiple launch rocket system/Ballistic missiles
LAR-160   160 mm MLRS   Israel 50 in store[12]
M270 "Menatetz"   270mm MLRS 30[12]   United States
  Israel
18 in store.
PULS   306mm MLRS N/A[12]   Israel
Extended Range Artillery Rocket (EXTRA) Long-range artillery rocket   Israel 150 km range[20]
LORA   Theater quasiballistic missile   Israel

Air defense

Name Image Type Number in service[16] Origin Notes
MIM-104 Patriot
 
Surface-to-air missile N/A   United States was upgraded to the GM+ "Yahalom" standard
Iron Dome   Air defense missile battery/Anti-rockets missile 9+   Israel Intercepted hundreds of artillery records since declared operational in 2011.
David's Sling
 
Medium- to long-range anti-ballistic missile/surface-to-air missile N/A   Israel Medium- to long-range anti-ballistic missile with surface-to-air missile capability
Arrow
 
Anti-ballistic missile N/A   Israel Out of the atmosphere anti-ballistic missile missile series

Air forces equipment

Note there are multiple sources and these provide different figures:
Aircraft Origin Type Versions
In Service
By INSS By FlightGlobal By IISS
Fighter aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II   United States Stealth multirole fighter F-35I "Adir" 9 39[21] 39[12]
Boeing F-15 Eagle   United States Air superiority fighter F-15A "Baz"   52[22]   42[23] 8[12]
F-15C "Baz" 17[24]
F-15B "Baz"   16[23] 6[24]
F-15D "Baz" 19[12]
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle   United States Strike fighter F-15I "Ra'am" 25[22] 25[23] 25[24]
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon   United States Multirole fighter F-16A "Netz"   107[22]   63[23][25] 77[24]
F-16B "Netz" 16[24]
F-16C "Barak"   136[22] 77[23][25] ~50[12]
F-16D "Barak" 49[23][25] 49[24]
F-16I "Sufa" 100[22] 99[23] 97[12]
Trainer aircraft
Grob G-120   Germany Trainer aircraft G-120AI "Snunit" 27[22] 16[21] 16[12]
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II   United States Trainer aircraft T-6A "Efroni" 19[22] 20[23] 20[24]
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master   Italy Transonic jet trainer M-346 "Lavi" 30[21] 30[12]
Transport/Aerial refueling/Aerial firefighting/Utility/Signals intelligence/Maritime patrol/Airborne early warning (AEW)
Air Tractor AT-802   United States Aerial firefighting AT-802F 8[22] 7[23] 3[24]
Beechcraft Bonanza   United States Utility A-36 "Khofit" 22[22] 22[24]
Beechcraft Super King Air (C-12 Huron)   United States Utility/Transport/Trainer B-200/T/CT "Tzofit"   29[22]   22[21] 22[24]
EW / ELINT / SIGINT RC-12D/K "Kookiya" 6[24]
IAI SeaScan   Israel Maritime patrol 1124N "Shahaf" 3[22] 3[23] 3[24]
Gulfstream G550   United States SEMA G500 "Nahshon-Shavit" 3[22] 3[23] 3[24]
CAEW G550 "Nahshon-Eitam" 2[22] 2[23] 2[24]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules   United States Tactical transport C-130E "Qarnaf"   12[22]   3[21] 5[24]
C-130H "Qarnaf" 6[24]
Aerial refueling KC-130H "Qarnaf" 3[22] 7[21] 4[24]
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules   United States Tactical transport C-130J "Shimshon" - 7[21] 7[12]
Boeing 707   United States Heavy transport/EW 707 "Re'em" 8[22] 7[21] 3[24]
Aerial refueling KC-707 "Saknai" 5[22] 8[21] 6[12]
Helicopters
Eurocopter Panther   France Maritime patrol AS-565SA "Atalef" 5[22] 4[21] 7[24]
Boeing AH-64 Apache   United States Attack helicopter AH-64A "Peten" 30[22] 26[26] 26[12]
AH-64D "Saraph" 17[22] 22[26] 20[12]
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion   United States Heavy transport CH-53 "Yas'ur 2000"   37[22] 18[27]   25[12]
CH-53 "Yas'ur 2025" 5[27]
Sikorsky S-70 (UH-60 Black Hawk)   United States Tactical transport S-70A / UH-60A/L "Yanshuf" 49[22] 50[21] 49[24]
Bell 206 (OH-58 Kiowa)   United States Light transport/Trainer 206B "Saifan" 18[21] 6[24]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Weaponry

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

Missile boats

Corvettes

Patrol boats

  •   Dabur (1970s; 19 kn (35 km/h); 39 tons; 9 crew members)
  •   Shaldag (1989; ?; 50 kn (93 km/h); 15 crew members)
  •   Super Dvora Mk II (1996; 46 kn (85 km/h); 54 tons; 10 crew members)
  •   Nachshol (1997; 40 kn (74 km/h); 12 tons; 5 crew members)
  •   Super Dvora Mk III (2004; 47 kn (87 km/h); 54 tons; 10 crew members)

Support ships

Unmanned naval vehicles

Submarines

  •  /  Dolphin I (1992; 11 kn (20 km/h), 20 kn (37 km/h) underwater; 1,640 tons, 1,900 tons underwater; 30 crew members)
  •  /  Dolphin II (2014; 13 kn (24 km/h), 25 kn (46 km/h) underwater; 2,050 tons, 2,400 tons underwater; 40 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

Space systems

See also

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