Editing Israel Defense Forces (section)

==Equipment and weaponry==
{{Main|Military equipment of Israel|Defense industry of Israel}}

===Military equipment===
[[File:IAF-F-35I-and-F-16I-nf.jpg|thumb|[[Israeli Air Force]] [[F-16I]] and [[F-35I]]]]
[[File:Merkava-Tanks-Wikipedia-02.jpg|thumb|[[Merkava]] ('Chariot') – Israeli main battle tank, with 4 generations]]
The IDF possesses various foreign and domestically produced weapons and computer systems. Some gear comes from the US (with some equipment modified for IDF use) such as the [[M4A1]] and [[M16 rifle|M16]] [[assault rifle]]s, the [[M24 SWS]] 7.62&nbsp;mm [[bolt action]] [[sniper rifle]], the [[SR-25]] 7.62&nbsp;mm semi-automatic sniper rifle, the [[F-15 Eagle]] and [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]] [[warplane|fighter jets]], and the [[AH-1 Cobra]] and [[AH-64D Apache]] [[attack helicopter]]s. Israel has also developed its own independent weapons industry, which has developed weapons and vehicles such as the [[Merkava]] battle tank series, [[IAI Nesher|Nesher]] and [[Kfir]] [[fighter aircraft]], and various small arms such as the [[IMI Galil|Galil]] and [[Tavor]] [[assault rifle]]s, and the [[Uzi]] [[submachine gun]]. Israel has also installed a variant of the [[Samson RCWS]], a remote controlled weapons platform, which can include machine guns, grenade launchers, and anti-tank missiles on a remotely operated turret, in [[Bunker#Pillbox|pillboxes]] along the [[Gaza–Israel barrier]] intended to prevent [[Palestinian militant]]s from entering its territory.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogscript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3A344244b3-3fee-4dfc-be03-992bf38a6f19 |title=Weaponized Sentry-Tech Towers Protecting Hot Borders |publisher=Aviationweek.com |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=1 October 2010 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429010118/http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogscript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3A27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3A344244b3-3fee-4dfc-be03-992bf38a6f19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eurasiareview.com/201007134943/israels-new-video-game-executions.html |title=Israel's New 'Video Game' Executions |work=Eurasia Review |author=Palestine Chronicle |date=13 July 2010 |access-date=8 August 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Israel has developed observation [[Military ballooning|balloons]] equipped with sophisticated cameras and surveillance systems used to thwart terror attacks from Gaza.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4224907,00.html "IDF observation balloon crashes near Gaza"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506164058/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4224907,00.html |date=6 May 2012 }}, Ynet News 5 May 2012</ref> The IDF also possesses advanced [[combat engineering]] equipment which includes the [[IDF Caterpillar D9]] [[armoured bulldozer]], [[IDF Puma]] [[Combat engineering vehicle|CEV]], Tzefa Shiryon and CARPET minefield breaching rockets, and a variety of [[robot]]s and explosive devices.

The IDF has several large internal [[research and development]] departments, and it purchases many technologies produced by the Israeli security industries including [[Israel Aircraft Industries|IAI]], [[Israel Military Industries|IMI]], [[Elbit Systems]], [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems|Rafael]], and dozens of smaller firms. Many of these developments have been battle-tested in Israel's numerous military engagements, making the relationship mutually beneficial, the IDF getting tailor-made solutions and the industries a good reputation.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

In response to the price overruns on the US [[Littoral Combat Ship]] program, Israel is considering producing their own [[warship]]s, which would take a decade<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.trcb.com/news/israel/general/israel-navy-mulls-building-larger-scale-missile-ships-locally-12305.htm |title=Israel Navy mulls building larger-scale missile ships locally |work=The Jerusalem Post |author=Yaakov Katz |date=1 July 2009 |access-date=10 June 2010 |archive-date=29 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429030607/http://www.trcb.com/news/israel/general/israel-navy-mulls-building-larger-scale-missile-ships-locally-12305.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and depend on diverting US financing to the project.<ref>{{cite web |author=Yehudah Lev Kay |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132104 |title=Navy Drops US Warship for Made-in-Israel Option |publisher=IsraelNationalNews.com |date=29 June 2009 |access-date=10 June 2010 |archive-date=30 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530042110/http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/132104 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Main developments===
[[File:INS Lahav.jpg|thumb|[[Israeli Navy]] [[Sa'ar 5-class corvette]] INS ''Lahav'']]
[[File:IDF-Ground-Forces-AFVs-01.jpg|thumb|IDF's current (2017) [[armored fighting vehicle]]s, clockwise: [[IDF Namer]], [[IDF Caterpillar D9]], [[M270 MLRS]] and [[Merkava|Merkava Mk 4M]]]]
Israel's military technology is  famous for its firearms,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tavor rifle was made for the Israeli military's unique situation - Service rifles from around the world |url=https://www.sandboxx.us/news/the-tavor-rifle-was-made-for-the-israeli-militarys-unique-situation-service-rifles-from-around-the-world/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Sandboxx |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/12/16/idfs-tavor-is-foreign-armies-favorite-rifle-magazine-says/ |title=IDF's Tavor is foreign armies' favorite rifle, magazine says|date=16 December 2019|access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.israelhayom.com}}</ref> [[armoured fighting vehicles]] ([[tank]]s, tank-converted [[armoured personnel carrier]]s (APCs), [[armoured bulldozer]]s, etc.),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlin |first=Maya |date=2024-03-29 |title=Merkava: Israel Just Might Have One of the Best Tanks on Earth |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/merkava-israel-just-might-have-one-best-tanks-earth-210290 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The National Interest |language=en}}</ref> [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Dan |date=2023-02-02 |title=Israel's pioneering drones use free-falling bombs, can carry a tonne |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-drones-use-free-falling-bombs-can-carry-up-tonne-2023-02-02/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> and rocketry (missiles and rockets).<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Vinograd |first1=Cassandra |last2=Bigg |first2=Matthew Mpoke |date=2024-04-14 |title=What Weapons Did Israel Use to Block Iran's Attack? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/world/europe/israel-iron-dome-defense.html |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Israel also has manufactured aircraft including the [[IAI Kfir|Kfir]] (reserve), [[IAI Lavi]] (cancelled), and the [[IAI Phalcon]] [[Airborne early warning]] [[System]], and naval systems (patrol and missile ships). Much of the IDF's electronic systems (intelligence, communication, command and control, navigation etc.) are Israeli-developed, including many systems installed on foreign platforms (esp. aircraft, tanks and submarines), as are many of its [[precision-guided munition]]s. Israel is the world's largest exporter of [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]]s.<ref name="auto1">[http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-is-world-s-largest-exporter-of-drones-study-finds.premium-1.524771 Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304230631/http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-is-world-s-largest-exporter-of-drones-study-finds.premium-1.524771 |date=4 March 2014 }} ''Haaretz'', Gili Cohen Published: 19 May 2013</ref>

[[Israel Military Industries]] (IMI), as well as its former subsidiary [[Israel Weapon Industries]], are known for their firearms.<ref name=":0" /> The [[IMI Galil]], the [[Uzi]], the [[IMI Negev]] light machine gun and the new [[Tavor TAR-21]] Bullpup assault rifle are used by the IDF. The [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems]] [[Spike (missile)|Spike missile]] is one of the most widely exported [[anti-tank missile|ATGM]]s in the world.<ref name="auto3">[http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gill Spike Anti-Tank Missile, Israel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020325015701/http://www.army-technology.com/projects/gill/ |date=25 March 2002 }} army-technology.com</ref>

Israel's [[Arrow (Israeli missile)|Arrow]] anti-ballistic missile system, jointly funded and produced by Israel and the United States, has successfully conducted combat intercepts of incoming ballistic missile attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frantzman |first=Seth J. |date=2023-11-09 |title=Arrow 3 air defense system notches first successful intercept |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2023/11/arrow-3-air-defense-system-notches-first-successful-intercept/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The [[Iron Dome]] system against short-range [[rocket]]s is operational and proved to be successful, intercepting hundreds of [[Qassam rocket|Qassam]], [[BM-21 Grad|122 mm Grad]] and [[Fajr-5]] artillery [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rockets fire by Palestinian militants]] from the Gaza Strip.<ref name=Johnson>{{cite news|title=How Israel Developed Such A Shockingly Effective Rocket Defense System|author=Robert Johnson|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/how-israel-developed-the-iron-dome-2012-11?op=1#ixzz2Cme6aQn5|work=Business Insider|date=19 November 2012|access-date=20 November 2012|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033231/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-israel-developed-the-iron-dome-2012-11?op=1#ixzz2Cme6aQn5|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Tory>{{cite news|title=A Missile-Defense System That Actually Works?|author=Sarah Tory|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/11/israel_iron_dome_defense_how_has_missile_defense_changed_battle_in_gaza.html|work=Slate|date=19 November 2012|access-date=20 November 2012|archive-date=20 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120092129/http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2012/11/israel_iron_dome_defense_how_has_missile_defense_changed_battle_in_gaza.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David's Sling]], an anti-missile system designed to counter [[Medium-range ballistic missile|medium range rocket]]s, became operational in 2017. Israel has also worked with the US on the development of a tactical high energy [[laser]] system against medium-range rockets (called Nautilus or [[THEL]]). [[Iron Beam]] is a short-range laser beam air defence system, created to eliminate rockets, artillery, and mortar bombs. With a range of several kilometres, it complements the Iron Dome system, which is specifically designed for intercepting missiles launched from greater distances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iron Beam: How Israel's New Laser Weapon Works |url=https://www.wsj.com/video/series/news-explainers/iron-beam-how-israels-new-laser-weapon-works/7FEDC20F-B080-4E7E-B3C7-832702D5F191 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref>

Israel has the independent capability of launching [[reconnaissance satellites]] into orbit, a capability shared with Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, South Korea, Italy, Germany, the People's Republic of China, India, Japan, Brazil and Ukraine. Israeli security industries developed both the satellites ([[Ofeq]]) and the launchers ([[Shavit 2|Shavit]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol44no5/html/v44i5a04p.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426215752/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol44no5/html/v44i5a04p.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 April 2010 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |title=Israel's Quest for Satellite Intelligence |last=Zorn |first=E. L. |date=8 May 2007 |access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=64499 |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |title=Analysis: Eyes in the sky |last=Katz |first=Yaakov |date=11 June 2007 |access-date=20 March 2012 |archive-date=14 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114031411/http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=64499 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Israel is known to have developed [[Nuclear weapons and Israel|nuclear weapons]].<ref name="fas-nuke">{{cite web |url=https://fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/ |title=Nuclear Weapons – Israel |publisher=Federation of American Scientists |access-date=22 September 2010 |archive-date=12 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912071921/https://fas.org/nuke/guide/israel/nuke/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Israel [[Policy of deliberate ambiguity|does not officially acknowledge]] its nuclear weapons program. It is thought Israel possesses between one hundred and four hundred nuclear warheads.<ref name="fas-nuke"/><ref>Brower, Kenneth S., "A Propensity for Conflict: Potential Scenarios and Outcomes of War in the Middle East," [[Jane's Intelligence Review]], Special Report no. 14, (February 1997), 14–15. Brower notes that he is making a high estimate of the number of weapons.</ref> It is believed that [[Jericho (missile)|Jericho intercontinental ballistic missiles]] are capable of delivering nuclear warheads with a superior degree of accuracy and a range of 11,500&nbsp;km.<ref name="cns.miis.edu">[http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/op7/op7.pdf Missile Proliferation and Defences: Problems and Prospects] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611081741/http://cns.miis.edu/opapers/op7/op7.pdf |date=11 June 2011 }}. (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2011.</ref> Israeli [[F-15I]] and [[F-16]] fighter-bomber aircraft also have been cited as possible nuclear delivery systems (these aircraft types are nuclear capable in the [[US Air Force]]).<ref>[http://www.cdi.org/nuclear/database/isnukes.html#f16 F-16 Falcon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603233606/http://www.cdi.org/nuclear/database/isnukes.html |date=3 June 2011 }}. Cdi.org. Retrieved 4 June 2011.</ref><ref>[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200208/20/eng20020820_101736.shtml Israel's F-16 Warplanes Likely to Carry Nuclear Weapons: Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605162511/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200208/20/eng20020820_101736.shtml |date=5 June 2011 }}. English.peopledaily.com.cn (20 August 2002). Retrieved 4 June 2011.</ref><ref name=OTA-ISC-559>{{Cite book|url=http://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk1/1993/9341/9341.PDF |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.princeton.edu/~ota/disk1/1993/9341/9341.PDF |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessing the Risks|publisher=[[U.S. Congress]] [[Office of Technology Assessment]]|date=August 1993|id=OTA-ISC-559|access-date=9 December 2008}}</ref> The [[U.S. Air Force]] [[F-15E]] has [[tactical nuclear weapon]] (B61 and B83 bombs) capability.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://thebulletin.metapress.com/content/82558p4j65585158/fulltext.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521144312/http://thebulletin.metapress.com/content/82558p4j65585158/fulltext.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-21 |url-status=live|title=U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, 1954–2004|author=Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen|date=November–December 2004|publisher=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> It has been asserted that [[Dolphin-class submarine]]s have been adapted to carry [[Popeye Turbo]] [[Submarine-launched cruise missile]]s with nuclear warheads, so as to give Israel a [[second strike]] capacity.<ref>{{cite web |last=Plushnick |first=Ramit |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/08/25/israel_buys_2_nuclear_capable_submarines_from_germany/ |title=Israel buys 2 nuclear-capable submarines from Germany |work=The Boston Globe |date=25 August 2006 |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103101901/http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2006/08/25/israel_buys_2_nuclear_capable_submarines_from_germany/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=J'lem and Berlin sign contract for sixth submarine|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=5 February 2012|url=http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=256494|access-date=5 February 2012|archive-date=5 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205114828/http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=256494|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, Israel deployed the [[Wolf Armoured Vehicle]] [[Armoured personnel carrier|APC]] for use in [[urban warfare]] and to protect [[VIP]]s.

===Field rations===
[[Field ration]]s, called ''manot krav'', usually consist of canned [[tuna]], [[sardines]], [[beans]], [[sarma (food)|stuffed vine leaves]], [[maize]] and [[fruit cocktail]] and bars of [[halva]].  Packets of fruit-flavoured drink powder are provided along with condiments like [[ketchup]], [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]], chocolate spread and jam. Around 2010, the IDF announced that certain freeze-dried [[MRE]]s served in water-activated disposable heaters like [[goulash]], turkey [[schwarma]] and [[meatballs]] would be introduced as field rations.<ref>{{cite web| last = Steinberg| first = Jessica| title = The rationale behind the rations| website = [[The Times of Israel]]| access-date = 2018-09-20| url = http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-rationale-behind-the-rations/| archive-date = 19 August 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102909/http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-rationale-behind-the-rations/| url-status = live}}</ref>

One staple of these rations was ''[[Spam (food)#Israel|loof]]'', a type of Kosher [[Spam (food)|spam]] made from chicken or beef that was phased out around 2008.<ref>{{cite web| title = 6 things you never knew about Spam| work = The Daily Meal| format = Text.Article| access-date = 2018-09-20| date = 2016-09-28| url = https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/6-things-you-never-knew-about-spam/| archive-date = 20 September 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180920122557/http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2016/09/28/6-things-never-knew-about-spam.html| url-status = live}}</ref> Food historian Gil Marks has written that: "Many Israeli soldiers insist that Loof uses all the parts of the cow that the hot dog manufacturers will not accept, but no one outside of the manufacturer and the kosher supervisors know what is inside."<ref>{{cite web| title = Kosher Spam: a Breef history| work = Jewish Telegraphic Agency| access-date = 2018-09-20| date = 2011-11-20| url = https://www.jta.org/2011/11/20/the-archive-blog/kosher-spam-a-breef-history| archive-date = 5 July 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180705063334/https://www.jta.org/2011/11/20/the-archive-blog/kosher-spam-a-breef-history| url-status = live}}</ref>

===Development plans===
{{See also|Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement}}[[File:Merkeva Mk 4M - Israeli Tanks 2019-04-21 IZE-42.jpg|thumb|A profile of a Merkava Mk 4M tank, armed with an [[IMI 120 mm gun]], a [[M2 Browning]] .50-cal, a [[7.62x51 mm NATO]] commander's [[FN MAG]], and equipped with the [[Trophy (countermeasure)|Trophy active protection system]]]]
[[File:IAF-F-35I-2016-12-13 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Israeli Air Force]] [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement|F-35I Adir]]]]
The IDF is planning several technological upgrades and structural reforms for the future of its land, air, and sea branches. Training has been increased, including cooperation between ground, air, and naval units.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.659849|title=Analysis The Israeli Army's New Target: Itself|work=Haaretz.com|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=4 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404020438/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.659849|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Israeli Army is phasing out the M-16 rifle from all ground units in favor of the [[IMI Tavor]] variants, most recently the [[IWI X95|IWI Tavor X95 flat-top]] ("Micro-Tavor Dor Gimel").<ref>Jerusalem Post: ''IDF phasing out M-16 in favor of Israeli-made Tavor'' (19 December 2012)</ref> The IDF is replacing its outdated [[M113 armored personnel carrier]]s in favor of new [[Namer]] APCs, with 200 ordered in 2014, the [[Eitan AFV]], and is upgrading its [[IDF Achzarit]] APCs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/article/51098/israel-to-upgrade-more-achzarit-apcs|title=Israel to upgrade more Achzarit APCs|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=20 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220065011/http://www.janes.com/article/51098/israel-to-upgrade-more-achzarit-apcs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4573814,00.html|title=Ya'alon approves addition of 200 advanced APCs for the IDF|work=ynet|date=22 September 2014|access-date=8 March 2016|last1=Yehoshua|first1=Yossi|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224543/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4573814,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The IDF announced plans to streamline its military bureaucracy so as to better maintain its reserve force, which a 2014 State Comptroller report noted was under-trained and may not be able to fulfill wartime missions. As part of the plans, 100,000 reservists will be discharged, and training for the remainder will be improved. The officer corps will be slashed by 5,000. Infantry and light artillery brigades will be reduced to increase training standards among the rest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4639799,00.html|title=IDF to create smaller, better-trained reserve force|work=ynet|date=22 March 2015|access-date=8 March 2016|last1=Yehoshua|first1=Yossi|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308021851/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4639799,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The IDF is planning a future tank to replace the Merkava. The new tank will be able to fire lasers and electromagnetic pulses, run on a hybrid engine, run with a crew as small as two, will be faster, and will be better protected, with emphasis on protection systems such as the Trophy over armour.<ref>Jerusalem Post: ''The IDF's future tank: Electromagnetic cannon''</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-discharge-100000-reservists-slash-officer-corps/|title=IDF to discharge 100,000 reservists, slash officer corps|work=The Times of Israel|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=21 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221210606/http://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-discharge-100000-reservists-slash-officer-corps/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Combat Engineering Corps]] assimilated new technologies, mainly in tunnel detection and [[unmanned ground vehicle]]s and [[military robot]]s, such as remote-controlled [[IDF Caterpillar D9]]T "Panda" armoured bulldozers, Sahar engineering scout robot and improved [[Remotec ANDROS]] robots.

The [[Israeli Air Force]] will purchase as many as 100 [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35 Lightning II]] fighter jets from the United States. The aircraft will be modified and designated F-35I. They will use Israeli-built electronic warfare systems, outer wings, guided bombs, and air-to-air missiles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-awarded-207-million-contract-to-incorporate-israeli-specific-f-35-systems-375899/ |title=Lockheed awarded $207 million contract to incorporate Israeli-specific F-35 systems |publisher=Flightglobal.com |date=29 August 2012 |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729083010/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-awarded-207-million-contract-to-incorporate-israeli-specific-f-35-systems-375899/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/awst/2010/08/23/AW_08_23_2010_p32-249396.xml {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158594#.UTPFZzCG0j4 |title=Panetta's Visit Sealed F-35 Jet Sale to Israel |date=5 August 2012 |publisher=Israel National News |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-date=25 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625005530/http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/158594#.UTPFZzCG0j4 |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of a 2013 arms deal, the IAF will purchase [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135 Stratotanker]] aerial refueling aircraft and [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey|V-22 Osprey]] multi-mission aircraft from the United States, as well as advanced radars for warplanes and missiles designed to take out radars.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4369684,00.html |title=Israel to buy new missiles, refuelling planes from US |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=19 April 2013 |publisher=Ynetnews.com |access-date=20 July 2013 |last1=Benhorin |first1=Yitzhak |archive-date=21 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621094559/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4369684,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2013, an Israeli official stated that within 40–50 years, piloted aircraft would be phased out of service by [[unmanned aerial vehicles]] capable of executing nearly any operation that can be performed by piloted combat aircraft. Israel's military industries are reportedly on the path to developing such technology in a few decades. Israel will also manufacture tactical satellites for military use.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4370514,00.html |title=Israel says drones to eventually replace manned aircraft |newspaper=Ynetnews |date=21 April 2013 |publisher=Ynetnews.com |access-date=20 July 2013 |archive-date=16 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716043058/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4370514,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Israeli Navy]] is currently expanding its submarine fleet, with a planned total of six [[Dolphin class submarine]]s. Currently, five have been delivered, with the sixth, INS Drakon, expected to be delivered in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Name of newest Israeli submarine changed amid criticism|url=https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/submersibles-naval/name-of-newest-israeli-submarine-changed-amid-criticism/|date=2019-01-10|website=Baird Maritime|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802014652/https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/submersibles-naval/name-of-newest-israeli-submarine-changed-amid-criticism/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also upgrading and expanding its surface fleet. It is planning to upgrade the electronic warfare systems of its [[Sa'ar 5-class corvette]]s and [[Sa'ar 4.5 class missile boat]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2015/06/28/israel-navy-to-upgrade-combat-surface-fleet-saar/29277241/|title=Israel Navy To Upgrade Combat Surface Fleet|date=28 June 2015|work=Defense News|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-date=29 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129230648/https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2015/06/28/israel-navy-to-upgrade-combat-surface-fleet/|url-status=live}}</ref> and has ordered two new classes of warship: the [[Sa'ar 6-class corvette]] (a variant of the [[Braunschweig-class corvette]]) and the [[Sa'ar 72-class corvette]], an improved and enlarged version of the Sa'ar 4.5-class. It plans to acquire four Saar 6-class corvettes and three Sa'ar 72-class corvettes. Israel is also developing marine artillery, including a gun capable of firing satellite-guided 155mm rounds between 75 and 120 kilometres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gantdaily.com/2012/04/02/israel-navy-mulling-purchasing-south-korean-ships-built-by-hyundai/ |title=Israel Navy Mulling Purchasing South Korean Ships built by Hyundai |publisher=GantDaily.com |date=2 April 2012 |access-date=20 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724200000/http://gantdaily.com/2012/04/02/israel-navy-mulling-purchasing-south-korean-ships-built-by-hyundai/ |archive-date=24 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>