Developed after the Yom Kippur War, the Merkava Mk1 was Israel’s response to tank losses that devastated its armored corps. With a unique design focused on crew survival, it used diesel as armor ...

The Mk1 nosecone is currently sitting idle on a stand, having never been mated with the Mk1 tank section for flight. The tank section failed during a tank pressurization test with cryogenic liquids.

The attempt was made to pull the 62-tonne tank over 100m (328ft) at Tidworth Garrison, Wiltshire. The team pulled the Challenger 2 tank at approximately the same speed as the Mk1 tank moved over ...

Israel gave a Merkava Mk1 tank to a Czech museum. Last used in the 1982 Lebanon invasion, the tank was donated to the Military Technical Museum in Lesany.

It has 14 major upgrades over the Mk1 variant . After delays, the process for procurement of 118 indigenous Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mk-1A has commenced, according to an Army source.

The attempt was made to pull the 62-tonne tank over 100m (328ft) at Tidworth Garrison, Wiltshire. The team pulled the Challenger 2 tank at approximately the same speed as the Mk1 tank moved over ...