The reliance on locally manufactured military equipment has also greatly increased. During the 1980s and 1990s, the IDF increased its supplies of American arms, armor and aircraft, aiming for technological superiority over Arab countries, toward "a smaller, smarter army".
During the 1950s, the IDF began the process of standardization, relying primarily on French military equipment.ĭuring the Six-Day War, the military cooperation with France ceased (the French Weapons Embargo of 1967) and Israel began to rely on American weaponry and on local research and development. This was due to the severe limitation in obtaining war materiel (the British Mandate and the Arab embargo). Historyĭuring the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the military equipment in the IDF was very diverse and inconsistent. In addition to weapons purchased overseas and indigenous products, Israel also operates and maintains large stockpiles of Soviet-made equipment, captured from Arab armies over the course of the Arab–Israeli conflict. Much military equipment undergoes improvements in Israeli workshops. In the early 21st century, Israeli companies (such as Soltam Systems) began selling arms to the United States. Until the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces' principal supplier was France since then, it has been the United States government and defense companies in the United States. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous designs. The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships.
Military equipment in service with Israel's militaryĬurrent equipment and weapons of the Israel Defense Forces, 2021
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