Israel military

Global rank #7

Israel ranks #7 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $48.3B on defense (7.8% of GDP) and has 170K active personnel.

Key statistics

SIPRI ~90 warheads estimated. Nuclear ambiguity policy — Israel neither confirms nor denies. Jericho III + Dolphin sub.

Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), FAS Status of World Nuclear Forces (2026), IISS The Military Balance (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026), CSIS Missile Threat (2026).

Equipment inventory

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Israel: Aircraft (24)

F-16C/IFighter Jet · United States45 orderedconfirmedSkylark 3UAV / Drone · Israel100confirmedF-15A/C/I/AIFighter Jet · United States25 orderedconfirmedF-35IFighter Jet · United States30 orderedconfirmedM-346Transport Aircraft · Italy30confirmedT-6ATransport Aircraft · United States25confirmedKing Air 200/350 (C-12)Transport Aircraft · United States18confirmedG120ATrainer Aircraft · Germany16confirmedC-130HTransport Aircraft · United States13confirmedHermesUAV / Drone · Israel12confirmedOH-58B KiowaUAV / Drone · United States12confirmedHeronUAV / Drone · Israel9confirmedC-130JTransport Aircraft · United States7confirmedKC-46ATransport Aircraft · United States2 orderedconfirmedG550 (AEW)Transport Aircraft · United States2confirmedKC-130HTransport Aircraft · United States2confirmedG550 (Recce)Reconnaissance · United States1confirmedGulfstream G550 OronReconnaissance · United States1confirmed

CaesaronUAV / Drone · Israel—confirmed

Elbit Hermes 900UAV / Drone—confirmedF-15C/E/EXFighter Jet · United States—confirmedHaropUAV / Drone · Israel—confirmedIAI EitanUAV / Drone—confirmedOrbiter 4 (Nitzoz)UAV / Drone · Israel—confirmed

Israel: Helicopters (6)

UH-60 Black HawkHelicopter · United States49confirmed

AH-64A/DHelicopter · United States48confirmedCH-53Helicopter · United States21confirmedAS565Helicopter · France11confirmedAgustaWestland AW119 KoalaHelicopter8confirmedBell 206Helicopter · United States—confirmed

Israel: Land (24)

M113A1/A2 (incl variants)Armored Vehicle · United States1,000confirmedMerkava Mk4Tank · Israel~760 Mk4confirmed120mm mortarArtillery System500confirmed81mm mortarArtillery System · Turkey500confirmedM109A5Artillery System · United States300confirmedMerkava Mk4Tank · Israel100 in storeconfirmed

Achzarit (APC variant)Armored Vehicle · Soviet Union200confirmed

David (4x4)Armored Vehicle · Israel100confirmedEitan (8x8)Armored Vehicle · Israel100confirmedJLTVArmored Vehicle · United States~100confirmedM167 VulcanArtillery System · United StatesTOWED 20mmconfirmedM60 AVLBArmored Vehicle · United States100confirmedM88A1Engineering Vehicle · United States100confirmedNamer (IFV variant)Armored Vehicle · Israel100confirmedPuma (Merkava-based)Tank · Israel100confirmed

Tiger (4x4)Armored Vehicle100confirmed

Merkava Mk3Tank · Israel90confirmedLAR-160Artillery System · Israel50confirmedAkrepArmored Vehicle · Turkey30confirmedEXTRAArtillery System · Israel—confirmedPumaArmored Vehicle · Italy—confirmedSIGMA 155Artillery System · Israel—confirmedSoltam K6Mortar · Israel—confirmedVAMTAC with Cardom 81mmArtillery System · Israel—confirmed

Israel: Naval (22)

Protector (9m)Unmanned Surface Vessel · IsraelMARSEC SmallconfirmedHetz (Sa’ar 4.5)Frigate · Israelwith 2 quad lnchr with RGM-84 Harpoon AShM (can also be fitted with up to 6 single lnchr with Gabriel II AShM), 2 8-cell VLS with Barak-1 SAM, (can be fitted with 2 triple 324mm Mk32 TT with Mk46 LWT), 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CWIS, 1 76mm gunconfirmedDolphin-class SubmarineSubmarine · Israel5 active (+ 1 in refit)confirmedShaldagPatrol Boat · Israel5confirmedMagen (Sa’ar 6)Frigate · Germanywith 2 quad lnchr with Gabriel V AShM, 2 20-cell VLS with Tamir (C-Dome) SAM, 4 8-cell VLS with Barak LRAD, 2 triple 324mm ASTT with Mk 54 LWT (capacity 1 AS565SA Panther ASW hel)confirmedDolphin-class SubmarineSubmarine · Israelwith 6 single 533mm TT with UGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B AShM/SeaHake (DM2A3) HWT/SeaHake mod 4 (DM2A4) HWT/Kaved HWT, 4 single 650mm TT with dual-capable LACM (reported)confirmedEilat (Sa’ar 5)Frigate · United Stateswith 2 quad lnchr with RGM-84 Harpoon AShM/Gabriel V AShM, 4 8-cell VLS with Barak-8 SAM, 2 triple 324mm TT with Mk 46 LWT, 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS (capacity 1 AS565SA Panther ASW hel)confirmed

MantaNaval Vessel3confirmed

StingrayNaval Vessel3confirmed

Shaldag VPatrol Boat · Israel2confirmedTanin (GER HDW design)Submarine · Germany(fitted with AIP) with 6 single 533mm TT with UGM-84C Harpoon Block 1B AShM/SeaHake (DM2A3) HWT/SeaHake mod 4 (DM2A4) HWT/Kaved HWT, 4 single 650mm TT with dual-capable LACM (reported)confirmedBat Yam (ex-GER Type-745)Auxiliary Ship · Germany1confirmedNahshon (US Frank Besson mod)Logistics Ship · United Statescapacity 24 MBTconfirmedStollergrund-class multi-purpose shipAuxiliary Ship1confirmedDakar-class submarineSubmarine—confirmed

SeagullUnmanned Surface Vessel · Israel—confirmed

Silver MarlinUnmanned Surface Vessel · Israel—confirmedSuper Dvora Mk IFrigate · Israel—confirmedSuper Dvora Mk IIFrigate · Israel—confirmedSuper Dvora Mk II-IFrigate · Israel—confirmedSuper Dvora Mk IIIFrigate · Israel—confirmedSuper Dvora Mk III (SSM may be fitted)Patrol Boat · Israel—confirmed

Israel: Missile (33)

Pereh (Spike-NLOS)Missile System · Israel100confirmedJericho 2Missile System · IsraelNuclear MRBMconfirmedIron DomeMissile System · Israel~10 batteriesconfirmedIron Beam High-Energy Laser DefenseMissile System · Israel3 systems operational / deploying 2025confirmedAGM-114 HellfireMissile System · United States—confirmedAGM-65 MaverickMissile System · United States—confirmedAIM-120C AMRAAMMissile System · United States—confirmedAIM-9 SidewinderMissile System · United States—confirmedAIM-9X Sidewinder IIMissile System · United States—confirmedArrow 2/3 ATBMAir Defence System · United States—confirmedDavid's SlingAir Defence System · United States—confirmedDelilah ALMissile System · Israel—confirmedGBU-31 JDAMMissile System · United States—confirmedGBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (Barad Had)Missile System · United States—confirmedGolden HorizonMissile System · Israel—confirmedGriffinMissile System · United States—confirmed

HarpyLoitering Munition · Israel—confirmed

Iron DomeMissile System · Israel—confirmedLAHATMissile System · Israel—confirmed

LORA (missile)Missile System—confirmed

LizardMissile System · Israel—confirmed

M901 Patriot PAC-2Air Defence System · United States—confirmed

MikholitMissile System · Israel—confirmed

OpherMissile System · Israel—confirmed

Paveway IIMissile System · United States—confirmedPopeye I/IIMissile System · Israel—confirmedPython 4Missile System · Israel—confirmedPython 5Missile System · Israel—confirmedRampageMissile System · Israel—confirmedRocksMissile System · Israel—confirmedSpiceMissile System · Israel—confirmedSpice 2000Missile System · Israel—confirmedSpike-LR/MR/ERMissile System · Israel—confirmed

Israel: Nuclear (2)

Jericho III ICBMMissile System · Israel~25 launchers alleged (FAS estimate)allegedJericho 2Missile System · IsraelNuclear MRBMconfirmed

Israel: In development (1)

Jericho III ICBMMissile System · Israel~25 launchers alleged (FAS estimate)alleged

Each row is labeled Confirmed, Estimated or Alleged. A dash means no count is published.

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