List of equipment of the Israel Defense Forces

Military equipment in service with Israel's military

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. 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.

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.

Name Image Type Caliber Origin Notes Pistols Jericho 941 Semi automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by IDF and IDF Special Forces Glock 17 Semi automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by IDF Special Forces Glock 19 Semi automatic pistol 9×19mm Used by IDF Special Forces Browning Hi Power Submachine gun 9×19mm Uzi, Mini Uzi, Micro Uzi, and Uzi Pro used. Ingram MAC 10 Semi automatic rifle .22 LR Adopted for non lethal crowd control. Assault riflesTavor X95 (Micro Tavor Dor Gimel) Bullpup assault rifle/Carbine/Service rifle 5.56x45mm Improved version of the X95 with longer barrel. IWI X95 (Micro Tavor) Assault rifle 5.56×45mm 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 Assault rifle 5.56×45mm 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 Assault rifle 7.62×39mm 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 General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm Former Standard Issue to IDF Since 1960s to 1990s as a Main Machine Gun. Negev NG7 General purpose machine gun 7.62×51mm Capable of semi automatic or full automatic fire. PKM Merkava Mark IV Main battle tank Merkava Mark 3 Main battle tank ~160 ~660 stored. Trucks AIL Abir 4×4 truck N/A M35 8×12 truck N/A Unimog 437 Heavy truck N/A HEMTT 8×8 heavy truck N/A Engineering vehicles Puma Heavy combat engineering vehicle N/A Based on the Centurion tank Namer CEV Heavy combat engineering vehicle N/A Based on the Merkava tank IDF Caterpillar D9 Combat armored bulldozer 175+ Bulldozer manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel. IDF Caterpillar Excavator 330 Armored tracked excavator N/A Excavators manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel. IDF Caterpillar 966 Wheeled Loader Armored wheeled loader N/A Loaders manufactured by Caterpillar Inc., military conversion and armor by Israel. M548 Alfa Cargo and ammunition carrier N/A Based on the M113 M60 AVLB Armored bridge layer 10 Nemmera Armored recovery vehicle N/A Based on the MerkavaM88 Armored recovery vehicle 25 Nagmapop Command and 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 Dawn Thunder/Black Thunder Unmanned armored bulldozer N/A Based on the IDF Caterpillar D9N IDF D9T Panda Unmanned armored bulldozer N/A Based on the IDF Caterpillar D9

Name Image Type Number in service Origin Notes M109 Doher 155mm self propelled howitzer 600 Upgraded as the M109 Doher. Based on the M109A5. Replacement program initiated, candidates include ATMOS 2000 and the Artillery Gun Module. Used in limited numbers Soltam M 71 155mm towed howitzer 300 Soltam M 68 155mm self propelled howitzer 50 In reserve M270 "Menatetz" Multiple rocket launcher 48 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 Soltam M 65 120 mm mortar 250 M113 Tamuz Missile launching vehicle N/A Spike missiles launched from an M113 chassis LAR 160 160 mm artillery rocket Romach M270 MLRS Menatetz GPS guided artillery rocket Extended Range Artillery Rocket (EXTRA) Long range artillery rocket 150 km range LORA Theater quasiballistic missile

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