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.

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 (490)
Merkava Mark 4M		Main battle tank	~330	Israel	~220 stored.[12]
Merkava Mark IV		Main battle tank		Israel
Merkava Mark 3		Main battle tank	~160	Israel	~660 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 [citation needed]		Heavy armored personnel carrier	215	Israel	Based on the T-54 tank
Nagmachon [citation needed]		Heavy armored personnel carrier	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion tank
Nakpadon [citation needed]		Heavy armored personnel carrier	N/A	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 [citation needed]		Heavy armored personnel carrier	120	Israel	531 planned to be in service by 2027. Based on the Merkava chassis.
Eitan [citation needed]		Armored fighting vehicle/Armored personnel carrier	N/A	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 [citation needed]		Utility vehicle	79	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 [citation needed]		Heavy combat engineering vehicle	N/A	United Kingdom  Israel	Based on the Centurion tank
Namer CEV [citation needed]		Heavy combat engineering vehicle	N/A	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 [citation needed]		Armored bridge layer	10	United States
Nemmera [citation needed]		Armored recovery vehicle	N/A	Israel	Based on the Merkava
M88 [citation needed]		Armored recovery vehicle	25	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
M109 Doher		155mm self-propelled howitzer	600	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
Soltam M-71		155mm towed howitzer	300	Israel
Soltam M-68		155mm self-propelled howitzer	50	Israel	In reserve
M270 "Menatetz"		Multiple rocket launcher	48	United States  Israel	Armed with several types of Israeli rockets: RAMAM, Ra'am Eithan (Strong Thunder) and Romach ("Lance", a guided rocket).
Cardom SP		120 mm self-propelled mortar	64	Israel
Soltam M-65		120 mm mortar	250	Israel
M113 Tamuz		Missile launching vehicle	N/A	Israel	Spike missiles launched from an M113 chassis[19]
LAR-160		160 mm artillery rocket		Israel
Romach		M270 MLRS Menatetz GPS-guided artillery rocket		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	75[21]	75[22]
Boeing F-15 Eagle	United States	Air superiority fighter	F-15A "Baz"	${\displaystyle {\Bigg \))}$ 52[23]	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 42[24]	16[25]
			F-15C "Baz"			17[25]
			F-15B "Baz"		${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 16[24]	6[25]
			F-15D "Baz"			11[25]
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle	United States	Strike fighter	F-15I "Ra'am"	25[23]	25[24]	25[25]
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	United States	Multirole fighter	F-16A "Netz"	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 107[23]	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 63[24][26]	77[25]
			F-16B "Netz"			16[25]
			F-16C "Barak"	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 136[23]	77[24][26]	78[25]
			F-16D "Barak"		49[24][26]	49[25]
			F-16I "Sufa"	100[23]	99[24]	99[25]
Trainer aircraft
Grob G-120	Germany	Trainer aircraft	G-120AI "Snunit"	27[23]	16[21]	17[25]
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II	United States	Trainer aircraft	T-6A "Efroni"	19[23]	20[24]	20[25]
Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master	Italy	Transonic jet trainer	M-346 "Lavi"		30[21]
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[23]	7[24]	3[25]
Beechcraft Bonanza	United States	Utility	A-36 "Khofit"	22[23]	–	22[25]
Beechcraft Super King Air (C-12 Huron)	United States	Utility/Transport/Trainer	B-200/T/CT "Tzofit"	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 29[23]	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 22[21]	22[25]
		EW / ELINT / SIGINT	RC-12D/K "Kookiya"			6[25]
IAI SeaScan	Israel	Maritime patrol	1124N "Shahaf"	3[23]	3[24]	3[25]
Gulfstream G550	United States	SEMA	G500 "Nahshon-Shavit"	3[23]	3[24]	3[25]
		CAEW	G550 "Nahshon-Eitam"	2[23]	2[24]	2[25]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	United States	Tactical transport	C-130E "Qarnaf"	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 12[23]	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 3[21]	5[25]
			C-130H "Qarnaf"			6[25]
		Aerial refueling	KC-130H "Qarnaf"	3[23]	7[21]	4[25]
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules	United States	Tactical transport	C-130J "Shimshon"	-	7[21]	-
Boeing 707	United States	Heavy transport/EW	707 "Re'em"	8[23]	7[21]	3[25]
		Aerial refueling	KC-707 "Saknai"	5[23]	8[21]	7[25]
Helicopters
Eurocopter Panther	France	Maritime patrol	AS-565SA "Atalef"	5[23]	4[21]	7[25]
Boeing AH-64 Apache	United States	Attack helicopter	AH-64A "Peten"	30[23]	26[27]	27[25]
			AH-64D "Saraph"	17[23]	22[27]	17[25]
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion	United States	Heavy transport	CH-53 "Yas'ur 2000"	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 37[23]	18[28]	${\displaystyle {\Big \))}$ 26[25]
			CH-53 "Yas'ur 2025"		5[28]
Sikorsky S-70 (UH-60 Black Hawk)	United States	Tactical transport	S-70A / UH-60A/L "Yanshuf"	49[23]	50[21]	49[25]
Bell 206 (OH-58 Kiowa)	United States	Light transport/Trainer	206B "Saifan"	–	18[21]	6[25]

Unmanned aerial vehicles

• IAI Heron
• IAI Eitan
• IAI Harpy
• IAI Harop
• Elbit Hermes 450
• Elbit Skylark

Weaponry

• MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile
• / Arrow anti-ballistic missile
• PB500A1 laser-guided hard-target penetration bomb
• M-85 cluster bomb
• CBU-58 cluster bomb
• Mark 84 bomb
• MPR500 penetration bomb
• Spice glide bomb
• GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb
• Python air-to-air missile
• Popeye air-to-surface missile AKA AGM-142 Have Nap in US use
• Popeye Turbo SLCM suspected long range submarine-launched cruise missile, suspected nuclear weapon carrier
• Joint Direct Attack Munition guided bomb
• AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile
• AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missile
• AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface anti-tank missile
• AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missile
• AIM-9 Sidewinder heat seeking air-to-air missile
• MIM-72 Chaparral surface-to-air missile
• Delilah cruise missile
• Iron Dome anti-rocket and mortar defense missile
• David's Sling surface-to-air missile
• Jericho II intermediate range ballistic missile, suspected nuclear
• Jericho III intercontinental ballistic missile, suspected nuclear

Naval forces equipment

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 kn (59 km/h); 450 tons; 45 crew members)
• Sa'ar 4.5 class missile boat (1980s; 31 kn (57 km/h); 488 tons; 53 crew members)

Corvettes

• / Sa'ar 5-class corvette (1990s; 33 kn (61 km/h); 1,227 tons; 64 crew members)
• / Sa'ar 6-class corvette (2020s; 26 kn (48 km/h); 1,900 tons; 70 crew members)

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

• INS Bat Yam
• INS Bat Galim

Unmanned naval vehicles

• Protector USV

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

• Typhoon Weapon System
• Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
• Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station

Space systems

• AMOS communications satellite
• EROS earth observation satellite
• Ofeq reconnaissance satellite
• TecSAR reconnaissance satellite
• Shavit space launch vehicle