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In an Aug. 1 announcement, MoD said the Tank Production Office and the Israeli military’s Ground Forces Command have just started a series of field trials to determine performance in “varied and complex” conditions.
In the earlier interview, Zur, the IDF Ground Forces Commander, said Eitans are part of his Ground Horizon plan, a strategic blueprint for designing Israel’s future ground force over the next two decades.
The plan also includes development of another demonstrator program called Carmel – a Hebrew acronym for Advanced Ground Combat Vehicle – aimed at driving the design of a future tank to be deployed as a compliment to the 65-ton Merkava Mk4.
The officer said Carmel is not intended to replace the Mk4, which will remain in production through 2020, but is rather a demonstrator program to evaluate a state-of-the-art, medium-weight combat vehicle. It will most likely be treaded, not wheeled.
Under the Army’s Ground Horizon plan, Eitan is expected to be ready for fielding in about five years. In contrast, Carmel is not expected to enter service until 2025 or 2027.
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