Hull features new underside and bow armor plateNew passive armor blocks on the upper bowRISE air cleanersNew armored side skirtsNew-tooled turret with sloped armor and topside armor platingNew sloped cover over gun mantletBoresight M2 machine gun over main gunNew bustle rack on rear of turretNew smoke grenade launchersNew swing-arm-mounted machine guns for tank commander and loaderNew thermal-wrapped main gunNew wind sensors for Gal fire control systemNew Merkava track