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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has revealed details of the next-generation evolution of its Merkava main battle tank that will be used in guerrilla warfare conditions.

According to the IDF’s report, the latest variant of an Israeli-made main battle tank in the Merkava family, called the Merkava Mark (Mk.) 4 Barak, is designed tocounter contemporarychallenges and to use in guerrilla warfare conditions.

The Merkava Mk. 4 Barak main battle tank will be the first tank to have a smart mission computer that will manage the tanks’ tasks. This new addition will advance the Armored Corps’ operational capabilities and serve as an innovative weapon. The tank’s new elements include artificial intelligence, updated sensors, and VR capabilities.




This advanced artificial intelligence will reduce the team members’ workload and help them more accurately locate and strike targets.

“The advanced defense capabilities and the use of electronic means will prepare the combat soldiers to carry out missions according to the level of urgency,” said a senior official from the Armored Corps. “Along with all this, additional logistical improvements will also be introduced that will enable the tank to carry out missions that are up to 30% longer than current ones.”

Perhaps the most incredible advancement is that soldiers can learn how to use the tank via virtual reality (VR) simulation. As a part of The VR sessions will allow for soldiers to partake in real exercises at all times. This means that when soldiers need to use the Merkava Mk. 4 Barak they will be more prepared than ever before.

“The helmet is called Iron View, and it will allow the combat soldiers to see the outside environment from inside the combat vehicle,” said a senior official from the Armored Corps. “The sensors will allow the combat soldiers to operate the tank in a simple and advanced way, and will contribute to its defense – both physically and technologically.”

The Iron View, developed by Elbit Systems, is an aerial Helmet-Mounted Displays (HMDs) technology into the armored vehicle, IronVision generates an image that enables the crew to ‘see through’ armored shields.

This new system helping the crew overcome inherent visibility limitations, while improving mission efficiency and safety.

The system transmits real-time, zero-latency, high-resolution video to the commander and/or driver display, providing them with a natural, bi-ocular, colored, HD conformal view of the vehicle’s surroundings, together with relevant symbology and C4I data. At the click of a button, the video feed can be switched to display weapon sights, UAV’s or any other video source.

According to the Elbit Systems, the IronVision uses pre-loaded terrain and obstacle information combined with smart, intuitive symbology and data anchoring, to display all the information required, simultaneously to the various crew members. Leading HMD technology and an advanced distortion-correction algorithm eliminate visual distortions and resulting motion sickness often caused by the moving armored vehicle.

Also noted that in 2018 alone, the Armored Corps struck approximately 30 different pieces of terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. The Armored Corps has played a significant and decisive role in every war that Israel has fought. Soldiers in the corps serve in a wide range of positions from those inside the tank to outside, accompanying tanks into battle. While their responsibilities may differ, the many of the corps’ soldiers work with the Merkava 4, which was developed in Israel in the 1970s. Since then, there have been many changes to the tank, including the recent addition of the Barak system, which will propel Israel’s ground capabilities into the future.

“The Armored Corps concludes a significant period of operational successes in various regions, which proves the relevance of the corps in protecting the security of the State of Israel and its civilians,” continued the senior official from the Armored Corps. “The new tank brings the Armored Corps a step forward in the operational arena, and constitutes an innovative weapon that will change the face of the combat on the ground.”

https://defence-blog.com/army/israel-reveals-details-next-generation-merkava-main-battle-tank.html

 

[DavidSling]

AI and assaulting without sticking out your head: The new Merkava tank.

The upgrade the Merkava 4 Barack is going through is expected to finalize within 3 years and will include a smart computer, a special helmet capable of giving the inhabitants a peripheral view without exiting the tank, new sensors and touch screens.

"It will improve the firing accuracy", said IDF. The Armored Corps is also pleased with the rising motivation for enlistment.

IDF is unveiling its new Merkava tank: Merkava Mark 4 tank, which currently serves the active forces of the Armored Corps, in these months, is going through a series of upgrades, so that in 3 years the new tank will enter service - Merkava 4 Barack.

The new tank, developed by MANTAK, includes new technologies that will make it more lethal, faster, and better protected than the current Merkava 4.

• The tank will include an AI system that uses a mission computer that combines all the tank's missions and data in a fusion of sensors, and work with the operational network. The mission computer will be responsible for receiving all the data from the operational network and the tank's own sensors and systems, analysis of the data and its presentation to the commander in accordance with the urgency and relevance of the data. "This way, the mission computer reduces the workload on the crewmen, improves their ability to trust the systems, and will increase the accuracy of location of targets, as well as the chances of hitting them", IDF explained.

• "Other than the mission computer, the Barack will also have an improved gunner's sight and improved commander's sight."

• The tank will include a series of sensors and innovative technologies such as the IronVision helmet, that aids the soldiers to initiate assaults in urban areas whilst keeping the hatches closed.

• The sensors will be a significant part of the support of the operational network, that will inter-connect all land assets, that aids and will aid in closing the firing loops faster.

• Operation of the tank will also undergo an unprecedented technological facelift. Through the use of new touch screens, the work space will be more suitable for the younger generation, easier and more comfortable to use.

• With advanced defensive capabilities (Improvement of the Trophy system which intercepts ATGMs), and automation of processes, the tank will lower the burden on the crew, and direct them towards more urgent tasks.

Other than the new tank, the structure of the company will also change so that every company will receive a 10th tank and an additional officer for every company.

This will increase the share of tanks in the armored corps in which the TC is an officer.

The IDF explained that "This measure will enable greater effect on the battlefield on better flexibility in wider engagements, on the company level. This change comes from the understanding that the future battlefield will require more people with better qualification and understanding of the operational environment".

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[ebrahym]

with all due respect ,............. if one destroys APS sensors and radars using anti-matériel rifle ........... would it still be invincible or will it destroy the round as well ........ round is faster and smaller than the missile ........... right?
@DavidSling

"'Trophy 2' - a more compact and lighter system, applicable to lighter vehicles including armored infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Trophy 2 follows the same principles of the the current system, optimized with the experience and know how gathered through the development of the first generation. "
http://defense-update.com/features/2010/june/israeli_aps_09062010.html

See also https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/active-protection-system-aps-for-tanks.418153/page-2#post-9311218

 

[Super Falcon]

merkava can be defeated firing 4 to 5 RPG from all angles diference between firing one and half second and than fire two TOW missile in end trophy system wont have time to engage these TOW as it goes to relod fractional of second you have you hit where it matters you have to play tactical firing game

 

[Königstiger]

Merkava Mark I - Best tank in the world; Failed in 1982 Lebanon War; turned into a troop carrier instead
Merkava Mark II - Best tank in the world; Failed in 2006 Lebanon War; turn into scrap by Hezbollah
Merkava Mark III - Best tank in the world; didn't dare take it into Lebanon war; untested
Merkava Mark IV - the latest best tank in the world; untested; would be nice if they take it up against the Houthis in Yemen.

 

[07_SeppDietrich]

Merkava Mark I - Best tank in the world; Failed in 1982 Lebanon War; turned into a troop carrier instead
Merkava Mark II - Best tank in the world; Failed in 2006 Lebanon War; turn into scrap by Hezbollah
Merkava Mark III - Best tank in the world; didn't dare take it into Lebanon war; untested
Merkava Mark IV - the latest best tank in the world; untested; would be nice if they take it up against the Houthis in Yemen.

Merkava 3 vs T-72B,who would win?

 

[Königstiger]

Merkava 3 vs T-72B,who would win?

Neither of them. Those tanks have been tested against unarmed women,children and babies..!!!

 

[ebrahym]

merkava can be defeated firing 4 to 5 RPG from all angles diference between firing one and half second and than fire two TOW missile in end trophy system wont have time to engage these TOW as it goes to relod fractional of second you have you hit where it matters you have to play tactical firing game

no merkava will return fire and further fire wont be possible by rpg ...... best solution so far is to take out radar or firinf system by anti materiel rifle and then shoot the tow or kornet

 

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