Hard-kill active protection systems (APS) already come with a combination of sensors, effectors, and fire control components. Being able to adapt those APSs directly to the counter-drone role, ...

New video footage from the ongoing conflict in Gaza offers an especially good look at Israel's Trophy active protection system in action helping to protect a Merkava tank under attack. The video in ...

Russia has officially begun outfitting its T-90M main battle tanks with the long-promised Arena-M hard-kill active protection system. While many believed the tanks already had such capabilities, ...

Israeli army soldiers ride in the turret of a Merkava battle tank deploying along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on October 13, 2023. The protection and counter-punch offered by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Historically tank armor has been ‘passive,’ providing protection just by being there, but this has been supplemented with ‘active’ ...

Military technological development is like a constant game of rock-paper-scissors. Machine guns contributed to the invention of the tank, which led to the invention of anti-tank weapons. This prompted ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: While the T-90A is still outgunned by Western main battle tanks, it does sport number of defensive systems particularly effective verses anti-tank missiles that (all.

Nearly all of the K2 components are produced locally, beginning with the tank’s CN08 main gun. Israeli defense firm Rafael just penned a historic agreement with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem to install ...

As threats diversify and intensify, APS are proving essential not just for vehicle protection but also for enhancing operational freedom, effectiveness and mission success in contested environments.

An Abrams tank is shown equipped with the Trophy active protection system. (U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The Army installed an active protection system on the M1 Abrams tank and fielded it in Europe, but ...

WASHINGTON — Defense contractor Artis is unveiling an active protection system it says addresses a gap the U.S. Army and other forces are looking to fill: the defense of attacks from above. The ...