Tank defense system

Elbit Systems awarded $53 Million contract for unmanned mortar system

The innovative Israeli defense company will supply the Crossbow mortar system to the customer over a 6-year period.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The crossbow, dated May 8, 2024.
Ukrainian personnel pose with a flag on top of a Challenger 2 tank during a training at Bovington Camp, near Wool in southwestern Britain, February 22, 2023.

Ukraine loses its first Challenger 2 tank

The tank, one of 14 supplied to Ukraine by the British in January, was seen in videos online burning by the side of a road in the recently liberated town of Robotyne. 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
British Army Challenger 2 tank fires during NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group Iron Spear 2019 exercise in Adazi, Latvia October 11, 2019.

UK Challenger 2 tanks arrive in Ukraine, to see combat soon

The UK has pledged 14 of the MBTs to aid in Ukraine's efforts to repel the ongoing Russian invasion.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Ukrainian soldiers fire a round on the frontline from a T80 tank that was captured from Russians during a battle in Trostyanets in March, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in the eastern Donbas region of Bakhmut, Ukraine, November 4, 2022.

WATCH: Ukraine military appeals for tanks with parody car commercials

Recently, the US and other countries have supplied armored fighting vehicles such as the American-made Bradley to Ukraine.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

7th Armored Brigade updates to Merkava Mk. 4 tank with eye on Hezbollah

Senior army source: "We are not resting on our laurels after Operation Protective Edge."

OCTOBER 28, 2014ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
Tank crews from the Seventh Brigade's 75th Battalion train with their new Merkava Mk. 4 tanks

The day after

A strong Israeli performance in the Gaza operation is imperative for its overall national security and could lead to major regional change.

JULY 22, 2014ByLESLIE SUSSER
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, unable to achieve a satisfactory ceasefire agreement without having to commit ground forces, was forced to send in the troops; here IDF APCs maneuver outside the northern Gaza Strip, July 18

Stricter regulations set for indoor tanning

World Health Organization regards tanning salons as dangerous as asbestos factories; minimum age for indoor tanning now 18.

MAY 19, 2014ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Sunbed, tanning