Sunday, May 28, 2023

Defense Ministry delivers first new advanced ‘Eitan’ APCs to IDF’s Nahal Brigade

The Defense Ministry on Sunday said it had recently delivered the first series of a new and advanced armored personnel carrier (APC) to the Israel Defense Forces’ Nahal infantry brigade.

The “Eitan” is an eight-wheeled lightweight vehicle that combines technologies from the Merkava tank and the Namer APC.

It was built partially in response to lessons learned from the 2014 Gaza war, and will begin replacing the IDF’s current M113 fully tracked APCs, which it first received in the 1970s. READ MORE