JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will upgrade the Israel Defense Forces’ Markava main battle tanks under a $210 million contract, the company said this week.

The announcement comes amid a ceasefire currently in place on Israel’s northern and southern fronts with Gaza and Lebanon, respectively, and the public criticism by reservists regarding the operational capabilities of various armored vehicles at the end of the Iron Swords war.

In the first year of this two-year war, several IDF armored vehicles were damaged and, according to a military statement at the time, about 90% were returned to operational activity within a short time.

Elbit stated that the contract for the tank upgrades covers six years. The objective is an “extensive renewal of the electronic assemblies of the tanks to extend the

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