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Israel — military equipment

Every type on record for Israel, by branch and category. Click a type for its description, unit price and other operators, or open the formation on the interactive map.

109equipment types

35categories

169,500active personnel

465,000reserve

$48.3 bnmilitary budget 2025

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Land

Main Battle Tanks · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Merkava Mark IV Incl. Merkava 4M; approx. 200 of these are in long-term storage. Live War generation 3.5 — Merkava Mk IV / Mk 4M Windbreaker (Mk 4 in IDF se	Israeli Ground Forces	400+	≈ $5,850,000

Armored Personnel Carriers · 6

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M113 Plus approx. 5,000 more M113 in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	500
Namer Heavy APC on Merkava chassis.	Israeli Ground Forces	290	≈ $5,000,000
Achzarit Heavy APC on captured T-55 chassis.	Israeli Ground Forces	100+
Nagmachon Heavy APC on Centurion chassis.	Israeli Ground Forces	—
Nakpadon Heavy APC on Centurion chassis.	Israeli Ground Forces	—
Eitan 8x8 wheeled armored fighting vehicle / APC.	Israeli Ground Forces	—	$5,000,000

Infantry Mobility Vehicles · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
HMMWV	Israeli Ground Forces	2,000+	≈ $220,000
MDT David	Israeli Ground Forces	400
JLTV	Israeli Ground Forces	100+	≈ $384,500
Plasan Sand Cat	Israeli Ground Forces	79
Otokar Akrep	Israeli Ground Forces	30

Self-Propelled Artillery · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M109 Doher 155mm self-propelled howitzer.	Israeli Ground Forces	250
SIGMA 155 New Israeli 155mm self-propelled howitzer, currently being introduced into service to replace the M109 Doher as the IDF's primary SP gun; no	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Multiple Launch Rocket Systems · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M270 MLRS IDF name 'Menatetz'; 18 of the 30 in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	30	≈ $4,900,000
PULS Modular guided-rocket/missile launcher.	Israeli Ground Forces	—	≈ $15,250,000
EXTRA Extended Range Artillery Rocket, long-range guided rocket.	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Self-Propelled Mortars · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Cardom SP 120mm self-propelled mortar carrier ('Khanit'). Quantity not published.	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Ballistic Missile Systems · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
LORA Long-range precision-guided ballistic missile.	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Surface-to-Air Missile Systems · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Iron Dome About 10 Iron Dome batteries (IISS Military Balance 2023) with three to four launchers each (CSIS Missile Threat) — about 30–40 launchers, s	Israeli Air Force	35	≈ $50,000,000
David's Sling Two batteries, declared operational in April 2017 and still the whole force in 2023 reporting, with six launchers each (StrategyPage, 2019 a	Israeli Air Force	12	≈ $700,000
Arrow Arrow 2 has three batteries with four to eight launchers each (2010 reporting) — at least 12 launchers (lower bound); the number of Arrow 3	Israeli Air Force	12+	≈ $170,000,000
C-Dome Naval version of Iron Dome fitted to the four Sa'ar 6-class corvettes of the Israeli Navy (one system per ship, counted as four launcher sys	Israeli Navy	4
Barak MX Land-based Barak MX of the Israeli Air Force Air Defense Division; its first interception was recorded on 19 June 2025 (IDF). The number of	Israeli Air Force	—

Counter-UAS Systems · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Iron Beam High-power laser air-defence system delivered to the IDF in December 2025 and integrated into Israel's air defence in January 2026 (Rafael);	Israeli Air Force	—

Communications, Command & Control Systems · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Nagmapop Command-and-surveillance vehicle on Centurion chassis; moved here from Engineering Vehicles per its actual function.	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles · 10

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
IDF Caterpillar D9 Armored combat bulldozer.	Israeli Ground Forces	175+
Puma CEV Heavy combat engineering vehicle on Centurion chassis. Named 'Puma CEV' here (source list: 'Puma') to avoid mixing its gallery with the unre	Israeli Ground Forces	—
Namer CEV Heavy combat engineering vehicle on Namer/Merkava chassis.	Israeli Ground Forces	—	≈ $5,000,000
IDF Caterpillar 330/349E Excavator Armored tracked excavator.	Israeli Ground Forces	—
IDF Caterpillar 966 Wheeled Loader Armored wheeled loader.	Israeli Ground Forces	—
M60 AVLB Armored bridge layer.	Israeli Ground Forces	—	$749,000
Nemmera Armored recovery vehicle.	Israeli Ground Forces	—
M88 Armored recovery vehicle.	Israeli Ground Forces	—	≈ $2,050,000
Dawn Thunder / Black Thunder Unmanned armored bulldozer.	Israeli Ground Forces	—
IDF D9T Panda Unmanned armored bulldozer.	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Light Utility Vehicles · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity
AIL Storm	Israeli Ground Forces	700
Wolf	Israeli Ground Forces	300
AIL Desert Raider Dune buggy; moved here from Engineering Vehicles per its actual function.	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Logistics & Transport Vehicles · 5

Type	Branch	Quantity
AIL Abir	Israeli Ground Forces	—
M35 series	Israeli Ground Forces	—
Unimog 437	Israeli Ground Forces	—
HEMTT	Israeli Ground Forces	—
M548 Alfa Tracked cargo/ammunition carrier; moved here from the source list's Engineering Vehicles heading since it's a logistics carrier, not an engi	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Unmanned Ground Vehicles · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Guardium	Israeli Ground Forces	—
VIPeR	Israeli Ground Forces	—

Reserve

Reserve · 8

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Merkava Mark III All 700 in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	700	≈ $5,850,000
Soltam M-65 120mm towed mortar, 650 units in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	650
Soltam M-71/M-68 All 50 in long-term storage; 155mm towed howitzer.	Israeli Ground Forces	50
LAR-160 160mm artillery rocket system.	Israeli Ground Forces	50
M-46 All 40 in long-term storage; 130mm towed gun.	Israeli Ground Forces	40
M107 All 36 in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	36
M110 All 36 in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	36
Soltam M-66 160mm towed mortar, 18 units in long-term storage.	Israeli Ground Forces	18

Air

Fighter Aircraft · 4

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
F-16 Fighting Falcon Live War generation 4.5 — F-16I Sufa (Block 52+, 102 delivered from 2004) — the majority of the active fleet (the F-16C retired in July 2024	Israeli Air Force	289
F-15 Eagle IAF aircraft table lists 66 F-15A/C 'Baz' in service; the F-15E/F-15EX Strike Eagle is a separate entry. Live War generation 4 — F-15A/B/C/D	Israeli Air Force	66
F-35 Lightning II IAF table lists 48 F-35I Adir delivered; 52 more on order. Live War generation 5 — F-35I Adir (F-35A subvariant; first two arrived December	Israeli Air Force	48 (+52 ordered)	≈ $92,000,000
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle Live War generation 4.5 — F-15I Ra'am (F-15E derivative; 25 built 1996-98, IAF No. 69 Sqn) (en.wikipedia.org).	Israeli Air Force	25

AEW&C Aircraft · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Boeing 707 IAF table lists 2 Phalcon-equipped 707 AEW&C aircraft.	Israeli Air Force	2
Gulfstream G550 'Eitam' AEW&C variant.	Israeli Air Force	2	≈ $54,500,000

Reconnaissance & SIGINT Aircraft · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Beechcraft Super King Air IAF table lists 13 King Air B200 in the SIGINT/ELINT role; the transport aircraft are a separate entry.	Israeli Air Force	13
Gulfstream G550 'Shavit' SIGINT variant.	Israeli Air Force	3	≈ $54,500,000

Maritime Patrol Aircraft · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
IAI SeaScan	Israeli Air Force	3

Aerial Refueling Tankers · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
KC-130 Hercules IAF table lists 7 KC-130H.	Israeli Air Force	7
Boeing 707 'Re'em' tanker variant.	Israeli Air Force	6
KC-46 Pegasus IAF 'Gideon'; the first two were delivered in 2026 of 6 ordered, the remaining 4 arrive through 2026-27.	Israeli Air Force	2 (+4 ordered)	≈ $287,000,000

Transport Aircraft · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
C-130J Super Hercules	Israeli Air Force	7	$62,000,000
Beechcraft Super King Air IAF table lists 5 King Air B200 in the utility/transport role (two used for multi-engine training); the SIGINT/ELINT aircraft are a separate	Israeli Air Force	5
C-130 Hercules IAF table lists 1 classic C-130E/H 'Karnaf' remaining; the type is being retired as C-130J deliveries continue.	Israeli Air Force	1

Trainer Aircraft · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
M-346 Lavi	Israeli Air Force	30	≈ $25,000,000
T-6 Texan II	Israeli Air Force	20	≈ $13,500,000
Grob G 120	Israeli Air Force	16

Utility & Liaison Aircraft · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Beechcraft Bonanza	Israeli Air Force	22
Air Tractor AT-802	Israeli Air Force	3

Attack Helicopters · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
AH-64 Apache IAF table lists 48 AH-64A/D Apache active; 30 new-build AH-64E on order. Live War generation 4 — AH-64A Peten (IAF first received AH-64As in	Israeli Air Force	48 (+30 ordered)

Transport Helicopters · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Sikorsky CH-53 IAF table lists 21 CH-53 'Yasur' active; 12 CH-53K King Stallion on order to eventually replace them.	Israeli Air Force	21 (+12 ordered)

Utility & Special-Mission Helicopters · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
UH-60 Black Hawk	Israeli Air Force	49	$5,900,000
Eurocopter AS565 Panther Search-and-rescue variant.	Israeli Air Force	7
Bell 206	Israeli Air Force	6

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles · 8

Type	Branch	Quantity
IAI Eitan Large long-endurance UAV (aka Heron TP); named 'IAI Eitan' to avoid mixing with the unrelated Eitan APC.	Israeli Air Force	—
IAI Heron 1	Israeli Air Force	—
Elbit Hermes 900	Israeli Air Force	—
Elbit Hermes 450	Israeli Air Force	—
IAI Harpy Loitering munition.	Israeli Air Force	—
IAI Harop Loitering munition.	Israeli Air Force	—
Elbit Skylark	Israeli Air Force	—
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter Small tactical UAV, listed under the Navy section of the source list.	Israeli Navy	—

Sea

Submarines · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Dolphin class	Israeli Navy	3
Dolphin 2 class AIP-powered improved Dolphin.	Israeli Navy	3

Corvettes · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Sa'ar 6	Israeli Navy	4	≈ $139,000,000
Sa'ar 5	Israeli Navy	3	≈ $260,000,000

Fast Attack Craft · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Sa'ar 4.5	Israeli Navy	8

Patrol Vessels · 9

Type	Branch	Quantity
Super Dvora Mk III	Israeli Navy	13
Dvora	Israeli Navy	9
Defender class	Israeli Navy	9
Shaldag	Israeli Navy	5
Super Dvora Mk II	Israeli Navy	2
Snunit Naval-commando boat.	Israeli Navy	—
Zaharon Naval-commando boat.	Israeli Navy	—
Mulit Naval-commando boat.	Israeli Navy	—
Morena Rigid-hulled inflatable boat; no photo numbered 19 exists, but photo 24 (an unlabeled RHIB shot) visually matches this entry and is used ins	Israeli Navy	—

Support Ships · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
INS Bat Galim	Israeli Navy	2
INS Bat Yam	Israeli Navy	1

Manned Submersibles · 1

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Dolphin SDV Diver/swimmer delivery vehicle used by Shayetet 13; named 'Dolphin SDV' here (source list: 'Dolphin type (underwater craft)') to avoid mixin	Israeli Navy	—

Unmanned Surface Vessels · 2

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
Rafael Protector USV.	Israeli Navy	—	≈ $3,175,000
Silver Marlin USV.	Israeli Navy	—

Future Equipments

Future Equipments · 3

Type	Branch	Quantity	Unit price
SH-60 Seahawk IAF 'Shalach', anti-surface-warfare variant; 3 of 8 airframes had arrived by September 2026 and were still in flight-test/integration (squad	Israeli Air Force	8 (on order)
Dakar class Israel signed an MoU with Germany for 3 new Dakar-class submarines, expected in the late 2020s, to eventually succeed the Dolphin/Dolphin 2	Israeli Navy	3 planned	≈ $1,080,000,000
Reshef class Planned 76m corvette class intended to replace the Sa'ar 4.5 fast attack craft one-for-one as each is commissioned, starting in the late 202	Israeli Navy	8 planned

No longer in service

Types that left service or were lost according to current sources; kept here as history.

Type	Branch
MIM-104 Patriot Surface-to-Air Missile Systems	Israeli Air Force	The Israeli Air Force retired its Patriot («Yahalom») batteries in spring 2024 and the systems were returned to the United States (Globes, 1 May 2024; Defense Mirror, January 2025).