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 ...
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How Russian tanks are adapting to war in Ukraine

A new anti-drone system could shield Russia’s newest tanks from Ukrainian aerial attacks—though it is unclear if Russia can ...
Battle tanks still play a vital role in warfare in 2026, but only those built for survival, smart sensors and quick ...
U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks are being upgraded with a sort of invisible shield that will destroy incoming antitank missiles and other threats before reaching the tank. Known as Trophy, this cutting-edge ...
The VT-5, China North Industries Corporation’s (Norinco) export version of its new ZTQ light tank, also known as the ZTQ-15 or Type 15, will be equipped with a new active protection system and new ...
The U.S. Army will test a German active protection system to defend its armored vehicles from anti-tank rockets. This marks a European entrant into a U.S. market that has been dominated by Israeli ...
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 ...
Russia plans to equip a new batch of T-90M main battle tanks with the Arena-M active protection system, adapted to combat ...
TEL AVIV, June 5. /TASS/. Israel’s latest Trophy active protection system supplied for the armor of the Israeli and US armies is poorly suited for fighting modern Russian anti-tank weapons, a source ...
Marines fire an M1A1 Abrams tank during a low-light live-fire exercise near Kankaanpaa, Finland, May 16. (Staff Sgt. Marcin Platek/Marine Corps) In order to counter the proliferation of anti-tank ...
The Army will soon start testing a Lockheed Martin anti-missile defense system designed to work with the service's M1 tanks and Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles. Under a three-year agreement ...