How strong is Israel's military strength?

Israel is the military hegemon in the Middle East.

1. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was founded in 1948 and is one of the most experienced armies in the world. The National Defence Force is in active service168,000, including Army125,000, Navy 9,000 and Air Force 35,000.

2. The Israeli army has 3 armored divisions and 3,900 main battle tanks. Among them, the number of "Merkava" main battle tanks independently manufactured and produced by Israel reached 1 100. Merkava main battle tank is one of the most advanced main battle tanks in the world.

3. The total strength of the Israeli Air Force is 35,000, with1/kloc-0 air bases, 57 combat squadrons and 20 air defense battalions. The Israeli Air Force is equipped with more than 500 combat aircraft of various types.

4. In terms of auxiliary aircraft, the Israeli Air Force has six "Faircon" early warning aircraft, which can provide strong intelligence support for the Israeli Air Force combat troops. The Israeli Air Force attaches great importance to electronic warfare, and has nearly 30 electronic warfare aircraft, of which "Dao" -28 and "King of the Air" 2000 are the main ones.

5. Israel's air defense forces have 28 companies, equipped with Patriot air defense missile system, Hawke air defense missile system and Komatsu air defense missile system. In addition, in order to cope with the constant rocket attacks, Israel has also developed the world's first iron dome air defense missile system specially designed to intercept rockets and mortars.

6. The total strength of the Israeli navy is 9,000. Because most of Israel's national defense threats come from land, the Israeli navy is the smallest of its three armed forces. The Israeli navy is equipped with three Ella-class frigates, two dolphin-class conventional submarines and 12 missile speedboats. In addition, the Israeli navy has a 300-member Marine Corps.

The fighting capacity of the Israeli army Most Israelis were recruited at the age of 18. The compulsory service period for men is three years, and that for women is two years. Some immigrants will also join the IDF voluntarily. But Arab citizens are an exception, and most Arab citizens are not recruited to avoid conflicts of interest that may arise when fighting other Arab countries.

Other people who don't need to be soldiers include disabled people, married women or people for religious reasons. There are Bedouins and other ethnic minorities in Israel's defense forces.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is one of the troops with the highest defense budget in the Middle East and one of the most well-trained troops in the world. The IDF also relies heavily on high-tech weapon systems. Israel also has some institutions or enterprises specializing in the production and research and development of weapons technology for the Israel Defense Forces, and some of them are imported from abroad.