The Israel Ministry of Defence is preparing to increase the production rate of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) armored platforms, following their role in the ongoing war that broke out in Oct. 2023. "The Merkava main battle tank, the Eitan...
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The Israel Ministry of Defence is preparing to increase the production rate of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) armored platforms, following their role in the ongoing war that broke out in Oct. 2023.
"The Merkava main battle tank, the Eitan wheeled APC and the Namer, the Merkava based heavy APC, have proven their critical role in war," Brig. General Oren Giber, head of the Israel Ministry of Defense's Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate (MANTAK), said in an interview.
The senior officer said that the three Israeli advanced armored platforms have taken a major role in all the ground operations that the IDF has performed in the war. "This role is based on an ongoing modernization strategy we adopted years ago. That helps us keep our platforms best fitted to current battlefield, from systems reliability to protection and survivability level."
Brig. General Giber confirmed that the Trophy Active Protection System (APS) is effective in “high percentage of the cases when the Markava was targeted by different anti-tank weapons.” "We investigated each of these attacks and used the data to better understand the operational events and to support improvements of the APS further."
The war is the first time the upgraded Merkava 4 – Barak (Lightening) has participated in combat. The Hamas terror organization in Gaza has different anti-armor weapons. “The BARAK was thrown into battle half ready, and still we have proved that it is a superb weapon system. We have developed it with the right protection and improved situational awareness to allow it to fight in every location and to carry out any attack plan."
Brig. General Giber revealed that the upgraded version of the Merkava 4 is equipped with touch screens that give the tank commander a clear panoramic view of the battle area and other sensors that provide the commander with ”real time assistance, uses artificial Intelligence.” In addition to the touchscreens, the tank commander will have a special targeting helmet.
The helmet - IronVision - is under development by Elbit systems. The IronVision, according to Elbit, is a "see-through armor" technology that has been developed for fighter pilots to provide unparalleled situational awareness and operational safety. The exceptional level situational awareness is achieved by fusing data from multiple external sensors and projecting it in high-resolution, full-color imagery directly onto the helmet visor.
MANTAK intends to incorporate augmented Reality (AR) elements, enabling the display of weapon sights, UAV feeds, and tactical data. It will be able to lock onto and track threats simply by the commander’s gaze, streamlining the sensor-to-shooter cycle. An advanced main computer gives the tank's crew the ability to focus on the most relevant targets while sharing the data with other tanks and other units on the ground and in the air. By using advanced User Experience (UX) methods the most relived data is presented to the tank's crew.
Brig. General Giber pointed to another developing capability of the Merkava tanks – equipping them with drone systems. “We work tirelessly to make sure the crew in the tank have what they need and try to do as much as we possibly can to keep them safe. This means pushing forward with advanced technologies and supporting them with real-time AI.”
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