Main battle tanks of Israel

The Merkava (, , "chariot") is a series of main battle tanks used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) which are the backbone of the IDF's Armored Corps. Current iterations of this tank are considered broadly equivalent to the capabilities of the M1 Abrams, Leopard 2 and the Challenger 2. The current Merkava uses the same MTU EuroPowerPack powerplant as a number of other tanks.

main battle tank

300px|right|thumb|Magach 6B in the Yad La-Shiryon Armored Corps Memorial and Museum, [[Latrun]] Magach (, , "battering-ram") is the designation of a series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M48 and M60 tanks. The name continued to be used for all M48/M60 tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3, and 5 are based on M48 series tanks, and Magach 6 and 7 are based on M60 series tanks.

'''Sho't''' () is the Israeli designation of the British Centurion tank in IDF service from 1959 to 2002.