USA vs ISRAEL: Ground Forces Compared

The American tank carries an Israeli shield. The Israeli tank runs on an engine built in America. And one of Israel's armored carriers was made from tanks it captured from its enemies. Two armies, two very different wars, and the closest military partnership on Earth. The U.S. Army is built to cross oceans and fight half a world away; Israel fights on its own borders, and builds its vehicles around one rule: bring the crew home alive. Item by item, we compare what each of them drives into battle in 2026: Abrams vs Merkava, Trophy and Iron Fist, Bradley vs Namer, Stryker vs Eitan, Humvee and JLTV, Paladin vs Sigma, HIMARS vs PULS, M-SHORAD vs Iron Dome and Iron Beam, and the armored D9 bulldozer that drives itself. 0:00 Intro 1:21 The Tank 3:55 The Shield 4:56 Carrying Infantry 6:33 Wheels 7:18 The Light Vehicles 8:00 The Artillery 9:10 The Rockets 9:54 Air Defense on Wheels 10:46 The Engineers 11:38 The Balance Which one would you rather ride into battle: the Abrams or the Merkava? Tell us in the comments. Figures are approximate published values. Footage: U.S. Department of Defense / DVIDS (public domain). The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Additional images via Wikimedia Commons under their stated licences. #USAvsIsrael #Merkava #Abrams