‘I can spit on the canal,’ radioed first tank to reach the Suez in 1967 Six-Day War David Caspi, 84, recalled the experience in two wide-ranging interviews with JNS. Avi Kumar April 24, 2023
IDF adopts all-female tank crews for border defense “I trust the female tank personnel to conduct border defense missions with professionalism and great success,” says IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi. Oct. 27, 2022
Israeli military confirms death of 19-year-old soldier in tank training exercise Sgt. Eitan Fichman, 19, was found unconscious and with a head injury by his commander. Aug. 31, 2022
IDF Commander: War drill has ‘significantly improved readiness’ for combat against Hezbollah Lt. Col. Ofer Tchorz of the 74th tank battalion said the exercise simulated combat against Hezbollah in Lebanon, in which the battalion would have to navigate hilly terrain and take on a heavily armed enemy that uses guerilla warfare tactics and fights out of populated areas. Yaakov Lappin Jan. 20, 2022
UK Ministry of Defense chooses Trophy protection system to boost its defenses “This is a significant program for the British army and represents a huge shift in the modernization of our land forces,” said David Farmer, team leader for the Challenger 3 delivery team. June 24, 2021
IDF’s pioneering all-women tank crews to provide protection of Israel’s south The new crews will serve in Israel’s main battle tank, the Merkava MK 4, which has active protection systems that intercept incoming anti-tank missiles and RPGs—just the type of weapons that adversaries like ISIS are armed with in the Sinai Peninsula. Yaakov Lappin Feb. 19, 2020
US Army chooses Israeli system to protect the lives of tank crews The news by Rafael of a first delivery of Trophy Active Protection Systems for M1 tanks is a dramatic development, in which the world’s most powerful military selects an Israeli defense system. Yaakov Lappin Oct. 18, 2019
First women tank commanders begin their duties in the IDF They will conduct critical border-defense missions, though will not belong to brigades that would maneuver deep into enemy territory in case of war. Yaakov Lappin July 8, 2018