It includes upgrading infrastructure across industrial firms producing components and enhancing assembly capabilities at the Tank and APC Administration facility in central Israel’s Technology and Maintenance Center.
The Defense Ministry said the approved plan will enable production of dozens of new tanks and APCs for IDF units, expanding the supplier network to meet rising production demands.
Following approval by the Knesset’s Joint Defense Committee on the Defense Budget, the Procurement Administration will sign deals worth billions of shekels with dozens of industries nationwide. The “Barak,” the newest in Israel’s Merkava series and a fifth-generation tank, features advanced technologies from local defense industries, outpacing older models.
The controversial operation, pushed by lawmakers despite IDF warnings of risks to soldiers and hostages still held in Gaza, unfolds as forces face nearly two years of intense deployment. Defense Ministry officials highlighted that the plan addresses this strain, ensuring readiness for the new campaign.
