Defense Ministry reveals futuristic military tech

The Defense Ministry’s Weapons Development Administration unveils nine pieces of technology, including two unmanned submarines and a hybrid gas-electric tank, that are due to enter service in the IDF in the coming years.

Some of the technologies are already in advanced stages of development and have been presented to the military for consideration, while others are still in the planning phase and will need years before they will be combat-ready. None of the technologies presented by the ministry have yet been declared operational by the IDF.

They were developed in collaboration with foreign and domestic companies, and in one case with a public university.

One of the more significant pieces of technology presented today is the Carmel armored vehicle, which is set to eventually replace the army’s current Merkava tank, in use for some 40 years.

— Judah Ari Gross