List of brigades of the Israel Defense Forces

This is a list of brigades in the Israel Defense Forces.

Current brigades

 * Barak Armored Brigade (45th, 188th Armored Brigade) - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Northern Command
 * 53rd "Sufa"/"Storm" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.3)
 * 71st "Reshef"/"Spark" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.3)
 * 74th "Saar"/"Tempest" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.3)
 * 605th "ha-Mahatz"/"The Crush" Armored Engineer Battalion
 * Sayeret 188 Armored Reconnaissance Company
 * Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
 * Givati Brigade - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Southern Command
 * 424th "Shaked"/"Almond" Infantry Battalion
 * 432nd "Tzabar"/"Cactus" Infantry Battalion
 * 435th "Rotem"/"Furze" Infantry Battalion
 * 846th "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Special Troops Battalion
 * "Dikla"/"Palm" Anti-Tank Company
 * "Dolev" Engineer Company
 * "Shualey Shimshon"/"Samson's Foxes" Reconnaissance Company
 * "Maor" Signal Company
 * Golani Brigade - Has been active since 1948 and is part of Northern Command
 * 12th "Barak"/"Lightning" Infantry Battalion
 * 13th "Gideon" Infantry Battalion
 * 51st "HaBoki'm HaRishonim"/"First Breachers" Infantry Battalion
 * "Egos"/"Nut Tree" Reconnaissance Battalion (Anti-guerilla Special Forces)
 * Special Troops Battalion
 * Anti-tank Company
 * Engineer Company
 * 95th "Flying Leopard" Reconnaissance Company
 * 351st Signal Company
 * Kfir Brigade - Has been active since 2005 and is part of Central Command
 * 90th Nahshon Battalion
 * 92nd Shimshon Battalion
 * 93rd Haruv Battalion
 * 94th Duchifat Battalion
 * 96th Lavi Battalion
 * 97th Netzah Yehuda Battalion
 * Oketz Unit K9 special forces unit
 * Nahal Brigade - Has been active since 1982 and is part of Central Command (Nahal units are named after types of rock.)
 * 50 "Baselet" Airborne Battalion
 * 931 "Shaham" Infantry Battalion
 * 932 "Granite" Infantry Battalion
 * 934 "Topaz" Special Troops Battalion
 * "Gazit" Anti-Tank Company
 * "Sapphire" Engineer Company
 * 374th "Flint" Reconnaissance Company
 * Scouts & Sniper Company
 * "Agate" Signal Company
 * Paratroopers Brigade - Has been active since 1955 and is part of Central Command (Paratrooper units are named after snakes.)
 * 101st "Cobra" Airborne Battalion
 * 202nd "Viper" Airborne Battalion
 * 890th "Echis" Airborne Battalion
 * "Flying Serpent" Special Troops Battalion
 * "Naja" Anti-Tank Company
 * "Coluber" Engineer Company
 * 5173rd "Taipan" Reconnaissance Company
 * "Eryx" Signal Company
 * 7th Armoured Brigade - Has been active since 1948
 * 72nd Battalion was in the 1948 Latrun Battles
 * 75th "Romach"/"Lance" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.2)
 * 77th "Oz"/"Courage" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.2)
 * 82nd "Gaash"/"Rage" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.2)
 * 603rd "Lahav"/"Blade" Armored Engineer Battalion
 * Sayeret 7 Armored Reconnaissance Company
 * Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
 * 401st Armored Brigade - Has been active since 1968
 * 9th "Eshet" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
 * 46th "Shelah" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
 * 52nd "Ha-Bok'im"/"The Breachers" Armor Battalion (Merkava Mk.4)
 * 601st "Asaf" Armored Engineer Battalion
 * Sayeret 401 Armored Reconnaissance Company
 * Anti-Tank Guided Missile Company
 * 460th Brigade (Bnei Or/Sons of Light) - The training formation for Israeli armoured forces and is part of Southern Command
 * 195th "Adam" Training Battalion with Merkava 2
 * 198th "Ezuz" Training Battalion with Merkava 3
 * 532nd "Shelah" Training Battalion with Merkava 4
 * 196th "Shahak" Tank Commanders Training Battalion
 * "Magen"/"Shield" Tank Instructors Training Battalion
 * Bislamach Brigade - The training formation for all the Infantry Corps squad commanders and platoon sergeants.

Former brigades

 * Kiryati Brigade formed in 1948
 * Negev Brigade formed in 1948
 * Yiftach Brigade formed in 1948
 * Consisted of three Palmach battalions and the 54th Reconnaissance Battalion (Samson's Foxes).
 * 500 Brigade (Kfir Formation) - Was active between 1972 and 2003