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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. |
International Military - Recently there was information explaining the Merkava Mk5 MBT. The Merkava Mk5 MBT or what is known as the Merkava 5 is a renewal weapon system from Merkava 4. From this renewal, it is clear that a line of advanced technology is in the Israeli Army's Merkava Mk5 MBT.
According to armyrecognition.com, it is known that the Merkava Mk5 MBT has the most advanced armor protection system. The most advanced armor protection system for the Merkava Mk5 MBT is the APS Trophy. With the APS Trophy, the Merkava Mk5 MBT will be safe from several deadly threats.
Such as ATGM missiles, anti-tank rockets, and HEAT ammunition can be anticipated by the APS Trophy MBT Merkava Mk5. Moreover, if the manufacturer Rafael embeds 360-degree camera technology in the Merkava Mk5 MBT for night and thermal camera views.
So the commander and crew of the Merkava Mk5 MBT have high situational awareness. Then the Merkava Mk5 MBT also includes new advanced sensors that allow it to independently acquire targets. As a result, the Merkava Mk5 MBT can attack them quickly and precisely.
The Merkava Mk5 MBT is capable of deploying electronic warfare capabilities and advanced processing systems. The Merkava Mk5 MBT also has new capabilities outlined in the next generation combat vehicle program.
Therefore, the Merkava Mk5 MBT has several advanced technologies in its class. It is suspected that the Merkava Mk5 MBT refers to several system updates from the Merkava Mk4.
In addition, the Merkava Mk4 MBT itself has smart tank technology equipped with advanced features. For some of the advanced technological features in the MBT the Merkava Mk4 has artificial intelligence.
With this technology, the Merkava Mk4 MBT has an upgraded sensor. Not to mention that there is also virtual reality (VR) capability on the Merkava Mk4 MBT. As a result of this VR, the Merkava Mk4 MBT has a new helmet known as Iron View.
So from this technology, the Merkava Mk4 MBT allows soldiers to see outside the battle tank. Not to mention the Merkava Mk4 MBT allows a smart mission computer in the tank to regulate its activities. As a result of the sophistication of the Merkava Mk4 MBT, it is clear that the Merkava Mk5 MBT will be even more sophisticated. And for further information, we will wait for information from the Israeli authorities.