Israel goes shopping. Spend up to $ 1.5 billion on tanks

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Defense of Israel announced a five -year plan to increase the production of tanks carried out in the country as well as caterpillar and wheeled armored personnel carriers. The program is to cost over 5 billion skecre, or about $ 1.5 billion.

Plan “will increase the supply of armored vehicles by increasing the production of Merkawa MK4 Barak tanks, caterpillar armored transporters of Namer and wheeled Eitan armored personnel carriers, including those equipped with a tower with a 30 mm caliber department” – the department was written. The exact number of machines planned for the production of machines has not been given.

All constructions are produced in Israel, but the program is to contribute to the further expansion of the Israeli arms industry. The project is managed by units of the Ministry of Defense responsible for the development of armored weapons, orders and logistics.

The announcement indicates that Israeli armored tanks and transporters proved their effectiveness during the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and the acceleration of their production is part of the Armed Forces Development Plan and increase their maneuvering capabilities. (PAP).

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