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Army comparison: Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom vs Flag of Israel Israel

United Kingdom operates 4,028 active military vehicles vs 5,540 for Israel. Additionally, United Kingdom has 0 and Israel has 5,741 vehicles in storage.

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Flag of United Kingdom United KingdomWorld #26 29.0
ARMS Index / 100

Israel leads overall, ahead on 3 of 7 categories

Flag of Israel IsraelWorld #17 32.7
  • 288 Main battle tanksweight ×10 · era 900+400 stored
  • 43 Rocket artilleryweight ×8 · era 30+68 stored
  • 14 Self-propelled artilleryweight ×6 · era 250+102 stored
  • 746 Infantry fighting vehiclesweight ×4 · era 0
  • 126 Towed artilleryweight ×3 · era 0+171 stored
  • 838 Armoured personnel carriersweight ×2 · era 890+5,000 stored
  • 1,973 Protected mobility vehiclesweight ×0.5 · era 3,470
United Kingdom Israel Bars: weighted contribution to the ARMS Index (vehicles × category weight × era, active + 0.3 × stored; manpower and the rotary, armament and availability multipliers apply on top) · figures: active vehicles at each side's latest inventory year · Methodology
Key figures as of 2026
United Kingdom Israel Ratio
Total vehicles 4,028 5,540 🇮🇱 1.4×
In storage 0 5,741 🇮🇱
On order 1,408 0 🇬🇧
Main battle tanks 288 900 🇮🇱 3.1×
Artillery pieces 183 280 🇮🇱 1.5×
Armoured fighting vehicles 3,557 4,360 🇮🇱 1.2×
Active military personnel (all branches) 144,400 169,500 🇮🇱 1.2×
Reserve military personnel (all branches) 70,650 465,000 🇮🇱 6.6×
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Infantry fighting vehicles 746 0 🇬🇧
Armoured personnel carriers 838 890 🇮🇱 1.1×
Self-propelled artillery 14 250 🇮🇱 18×
Towed artillery 126 0 🇬🇧
Rocket artillery 43 30 🇬🇧 1.4×
Backbone vehicles most numerous in service
🇬🇧 United KingdomChallenger 2 ×288FV510 Warrior ×604Archer ×14
🇮🇱 IsraelMerkava 3 ×500M109 Paladin ×250M113 ×500
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which country has more armored vehicles, United Kingdom or Israel?
Israel has a larger ground force with 5,540 vehicles compared to United Kingdom's 4,028 vehicles.
Which country has more tanks, United Kingdom or Israel?
Israel operates more main battle tanks with 900 compared to United Kingdom's 288.
Which army has more infantry fighting vehicles, United Kingdom or Israel?
United Kingdom has 746 infantry fighting vehicles compared to Israel's 0.
Which country has more armored personnel carriers, United Kingdom or Israel?
Israel operates 890 APCs compared to United Kingdom's 838.
Which country has more artillery systems, United Kingdom or Israel?
Israel fields 280 artillery systems (self-propelled, towed, and MLRS) compared to United Kingdom's 183.