Israel’s Ministry of Defense has completed a massive 24-hour logistical operation, overseeing the arrival of two cargo ships and multiple transport planes carrying thousands of tons of advanced munitions and combat equipment.
The shipments arrived on Thursday at the ports of Ashdod and Haifa as part of a global procurement effort led by the Ministry of Defense's procurement mission in the U.S., the International Defense Transportation unit, and the IDF Planning Directorate.
The Cargo: Armored Vehicles and Air-to-Ground Munitions
The newly arrived equipment includes:
- Combat Vehicles: Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and military transport trucks.
- Munitions: Thousands of units of aerial and land-based munitions.
- Logistical Support: Mobile combat vehicles and specialized operational gear.
As soon as it arrived, the equipment was immediately loaded onto hundreds of trucks from the IDF’s Technology and Logistics Directorate and transported to bases across the country.
Operation "Lion's Roar": By the Numbers
Ministry of Defense Director General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram, personally supervised the operation at Ashdod Port. He noted that since the start of Operation "Lion's Roar," the scale of the military sealift and airlift has reached historic proportions:
- Total Weight: Over 115,600 tons of military equipment.
- Airlifts: 403 cargo flights.
- Sealifts: 10 major maritime shipments.
"At any given moment, cargo planes and ships are making their way to Israel," Baram stated. "This is part of the Ministry's strategy to support the IDF’s needs, both for immediate massive procurement and for long-term readiness for an intensive security decade."
