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, ...

In the late Cold War period, the Soviet Union deployed one of the world’s first operational hard-kill active protection ...

Active protection systems to defend large vehicles and main battle tanks (MBTs) first appeared as Russian systems in the late ...

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 ...

Leopard 2 vs. Drone: How Ukraine is Adapting Germany’s Best Tank The Leopard 2 is widely considered one of the world’s best, ...

The Trophy active protection system is seen in operation. (Courtesy of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) MILAN — An Israeli defense company has signed a contract with the British Defence Ministry for ...

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 ...

The Akkor active protection system's subcomponents include a radar, effector projectile, and two-round launcher (from left to right). (Aselsan) Aselsan's Akkor active protection system (APS) will be ...

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 ...