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Ground Forces
Tanks
Merkava 1,280
M60A3 600
M60A1 300
M60 400
M48A5 250
Centurion 800
T-62 (Tiran 6) 100
T-54/55 (Tiran 4/5) 200
Total 3,930
APC/AIFVs
Achzarit 200-300
M113 5,500
BTR-152 600
M3 Halftrack 500 (3,500)
NagmaSho't + Nagmachon 100-200
Nakpadon 10-30
Puma 200-600
Artillery
Self Propelled
M109 (Rochev + Doher) 550-600
L-33 150-200
M-50 100-150
Lance 20
Towed Guns
M68 + M71 50
M114 50
Mortars
60mm 5,000
81mm 700
120mm 300-500
160mm 240
Artillery Rocket Systems
LAR-160 50
BM-24 (Katyusha) 30
BM-21 50
Air Force
F-15A 38
F-15B 8
F-15C 16
F-15D 11
F-15I 25
F-16A 92
F-16B 17
F-16C 79
F-16D 49
F-16I 102 (50 have arrived, the remaining ones are to be delivered by 2008, latest)
F-4E Phantom II 40
RF-4E Phantom II 13
F-4E Phantom 2000 55
A-4 Skyhawks (all versions) 118
Kfir (all versions) 110
Helicopters
AH-64A Apaches 42
AH-64D Apaches 8 (to be delivered by 2005)
AH-1 Cobras 64
500MD Defenders 30
AS565SA Panthers (shipboard) 5
CH-53 51
UH-60 Black Hawks 25
UH-1 Iroquois 55
AB-206 "Jet Ranger" 36
Bell-206L "Long Ranger " 10
Transport Planes
Boeing-707 10
C-130H Hercules 22
Arava 10
Dornier
Do-28B-1 15
Beechcraft King Air B200 15
Tanker/air refuel planes
Boeing-707 3
KC-130H Hercules 3
Training planes
Aerospatiale Fouga CM-170 80
Piper PA-18 35
Beechcraft B-80 6
Grob G-120A 20
Liaison
Socata TB-20 22
AWACS
Grumman E-2C 4
Boeing-707 (with Phalcon radar) 6
ELINT/SIGINT and EW/ECM planes
Beechcraft King Air RC-12D 8
Arava 8
Boeing-707 3
EC-130 Hercules 2
Gulfstream-5 2 (to be delivered by 2005)
Patrol planes
IAI-1124N Sea Scan 3
The basis of the future development of IAF until 2008 is the order for a total of 102 F-16I fighter-bombers, with deliveries beginning in 2003.
With the arrival of the first 50 aircraft, which should be delivered between 2003-2006 (the contract was signed on 14/01/2000 and is worth 2.5 billion dollars) the aging Skyhawks fleet will be retired from service, except for double-seat TA-4 version which is used in training.
The second batch, 52 planes, should be delivered between 2006 and 2008, and will replace the Phantom-2000 aircraft.
Meaning, that after 2008, the IAF's entire fleet of combat aircraft will be composed of F-15 and F-16 versions.
The next large contract after 2008 will probably be an order of a small number (about 25-40) F-22 fighters, and only after 2012 - F-35 (JSF) fighters.
Since 1999 Israel has an official observer status in the JSF program.
Currently, F-15 aircraft are being upgraded to the "Baz Meshupar" standard. The work on the first prototype was completed in November 1999, and in 2000 a serial modernization begun.
In june 2000 the modernization of F-16A/B received from the US in 1994-95 up to the level of the rest of IAF's F-16A/B was completed.
With the arrival of F-16I, the older F-16C/D avionics will be upgraded to the same standard. The project is planned to last 5 years, with the cost of 1 million dollars per plane.
In case it will be decided to install the F-16I AN/APG-68(V)9 radar on F-16C/D as well, the cost of modernization will rise up to 4 million dollars per plane.
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