Tag: Active Protection
Tata Power SED to Produce Active Protection Systems for Saab
The Swedish defense company Saab and Indian company Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED) have started the process of manufacturing Self-Protection Systems for Land-based Platforms, for the Indian market and for export to Saab’s global market.
TOW Missile Hits a T-90 Tank with ‘Soft-Kill’ (SHTORA) APS and...
An anti-tank team of the Free Syrian Army (western supported rebels) has successfully used a TOW anti-tank missile (Raytheon BGM-71) missile to destroy a Russian T-90 tank equipped with a SHTORA 'soft-kill' active defense system.
Armor Technology 2014
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IAI’s Green Rock, Black Granit Debut at Eurosatory 2012
Above:Â ELM-2138T ("Green Rock")Â Tactical Counter Rockets, Artillery & Mortars (C-RAM) System. Photo: IAI IAI is unveiling two multi-sensor systems designed to support battalion level tactical formations,...
Thales, IBD Pursue the SHARK Active Protection System
Thales is developing the SHARK (System HARd Kill), an active protection system protecting light and heavy armored vehicles, by using pyrotechnical effectors to defeat...
Panhard and IMI Display Integrated Vehicle Protection Solutions at Eurosatory 2010
Panhard and IMI are cooperating in Eurosatory 2010 to show an integrated display of Panhard vehicles equipped with IMI's Active Protection Systems (APS) and...
RADA Unveils “Sentinel” Radar for Active Protection Systems
RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. will be showing at Eurosatory 2010 a new radar sensor designed specifically for Active Protection Systems (APS). The Sentinel (RPS-10) is the...
IDF Approves Acquisition of IMI’s Iron Fist Active protection Systems for...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is moving forward with the development and fielding of active protection systems (APS) for tanks and armored infantry fighting...
‘Quick Kill’ Active protection System to Protect Current, Future Combat Vehicles
The U.S. Army is developing a family of Active Protection Systems (APS) as part of its Future Combat Systems (FCS) ground-force modernization program. FCS...
Eurosatory 2008: Active protection systems
The devastating experience suffered by the Israeli Army in Lebanon two years ago, accelerated the development of active defense systems (ADS), for heavy, as...
Porcupine Active Protection System
Porcupine RPG countermeasure assembly, under development at Northrop Grumman, integrates a pack of interceptors (4 or 8) mounted on remotely controlled weapon station side...
Active Protection Systems Are Maturing
Armored vehicles at DSEi 07: DSEi 07 proved a fertile ground for active protection systems (APS) manufacturers. At least three products were on display, more discussed unofficially...
RPGNet – Active Protection System from Qinetiq
A non-lethal RPG defeat concept is the RPGNet, incorporating a net shaped "trap" made of super-high strength ballistic fiber, developed under a joint ONR/DARPA...
Raytheon Delivers Two Radar Systems for Quick-Kill APS
Two prototypes of the Multi-Function Radio Frequency System (MFRFS) radar were delivered by Raytheon Company's (NYSE:RTN) Network Centric Systems for integration into the Quick...