US Abrams Tanks Receive Israeli-Made Active Protection System
Systems of active protection for tanks and other armored vehicles are growing in popularity around the world.
The US Army has installed Israeli-made Rafael Trophy Active Protection Systems (APS) on its Abrams main battle tanks as it continues to assess APS’s on its combat vehicles.
Photographs from NATO’s Saber Strike 2018 military exercise, currently underway in Poland and the Baltic States, show Abrams M1A2 tanks fitted out with the Rafael Company’s Trophy system.
The Rafael Trophy APS offers 360-degree protection against anti-tank missiles, RPGs, recoilless rifles and high explosive anti-tank rounds.
It also offers the crew an instant indication of where the enemy fire came from so the threat can be neutralized.
The system ensures protection against multiple simultaneous attacks from all sides.
Last year’s tests of Abrams tanks equipped with the Rafael Trophy APS proved the system’s high efficiency and the system has been put to hard test during this year’s Saber Strike drill.
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