April 2, 2009: Israel is converting all its D9 armored combat bulldozers to operate by remote control. Israel has been using the D9 bulldozer for combat operations since the 1960s. The 62 ton D-9 ...

The Caterpillar D9 dozer replaces the D9T dozer with productivity gains of up to 3 percent in cost per unit of material moved. The Tier 4-F Cat C18 engine delivers 440 net horsepower at 1,750 rpm.

CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait — They were as giddy as kids in a sandbox, testing out the Army’s newest engineering toy — if you consider a 62-ton, armored bulldozer a toy and the vast, empty Kuwaiti desert a ...

At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the bulky bulldozer turning up soil at a testing site in central Israel, but as it pulled closer it became clear: the driver's cabin is eerily empty.