An Israeli delegation visited the facilities of Material and Equipment Service of Uruguay National Army to present the M-60 tank, ubiquitous American-made tank that was highly improved in Israel and renamed Magach June and July Magach.

Among the improvements to the original model is the installation of new fire control systems, ERA armor, new engine, changes in the tower (from the removal of the turret artillery commander to changes in the angle of the shield), replacement caterpillars by using the same Merkava and installing a thermal sleeve on the main gun.

The Magach was in frontline service in Israel until recently (now has been replaced by the Merkava ) but still remain reserve units equipped with this armor. Uruguay in the past purchased vehicles and weaponry to Israel, including tanks Ti-67 (modification of the T-55 ), TCM-20 anti-aircraft systems and point-defense radar ELTA.

While there is no official application to acquire heavy tanks, reality implies that the National Army currently has only a handful of such vehicles (only 15 Ti-67 ) supplemented by a few dozen light tanks M-41 (for Belgian origin but the recently donated by Brazil) as the acquisition of a vehicle of this type would substantially strengthen the capabilities of armored ground force.