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| Pentagon gives green light to install Israeli defense system on US tanks |
| 2017-10-02 |
| The US Army has approved the installation of Israel’s Trophy active-protection system on a number of its M1A2 Abrams tanks, making it the first army aside from the IDF to use the system. The Pentagon said Thursday the decision was made following "an urgent material" request. Designed to detect and neutralize incoming projectiles, the Trophy system has four radar antennae and fire-control radars to track incoming threats such as anti-tank guided missiles and rocket-propelled grenades. Once a projectile is detected, Trophy fires a shotgun-type blast to neutralize the threat. Developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aircraft Industries’ Elta Group, it is the only fully operational and combat-proven APS in the world. Michigan-based General Dynamics Land Systems was contracted to add the system to an Armor Brigade Combat Team’s M1A2 SEPv2 at a cost of close to $10 million with an expected completion date by the end of March 2019. The estimated cost per tank is $350,000. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 Trophy fires a shotgun-type blast to neutralize the threat. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-02 16:51 |
| #1 Sweeeeet... Now I want tanks with lasers on their freakin' heads! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-10-02 13:13 |