Tag: Active Protection
Active Protection Systems at AUSA 06
Various active protection concepts were on display. Trophy and Iron Fist are the two Israeli systems competing for an upcoming IDF active armor program were on display. Active...
Protection Against Shaped Charge IEDs – The Israeli Experience
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Protection against IED in general, and particularly shaped charge based IEDs rely on several layers, including "soft kill", passive, and active...
Multifunction Self Protection System (MUSS)
The prototype system is currently under development under a technology evaluation of the Federal office of Defense Technology & Procurement (BWB). EADS Defense Electroncis...
Countering the RPG Threat
RPG-7 / RPG-7VR / RPG-18 / RPG-26
Below: M-1A1 destroyed by RPG ambush. Successful attacks are scored at stationary targets, primarily from side or rear...
Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS)
In Eurosatory 2006 IMI unveiled its new Active Defense System (ADS) called - Iron Fist. Until recently, the development of Iron Fist was shrouded in secrecy,...
Active Protection System Developments in the U.S. Army
The Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Congress received today (Sept 21, 2006) a series of briefings by representatives from the Office of the...
Israel to Pursue Active Protection for Tanks, Light AFVs
Israel's MOD (IMOD) is pursuing two parallel Active Protection Systems (APS) to satisfy the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) heavy and light armor protection requirements. Both systems,...
Enhancing Survivability and Protection
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Another area that received special attention from DDR&D is the field of advanced armor, including passive, reactive and Active Protection Systems (APS). To improve...
Active Protection Systems for AFVs
Hard Kill Systems
Start < Page 6 of 6 > Russian Active Protection Systems were matured much earlier than the west's, as they were designed to...
Active Defense & Countermeasures
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Applications For Western Armies In western armies, countermeasures rely mainly on deployment of smoke screen, and, to some extent, on...
Laser Warning Devices for AFV
A key component in Missile Countermeasures Devices (MCD) and Active Protection Systems (APS) is the threat warning. The most mature system is the laser...
SHTORA-1 Active Defense System
A typical deployment of IR jammer can be seen on the Russian T-90, which mounts the Shtora-1 Defensive Aids System (DAS) shown on picture,...
Multilayer Active Protection System
Manufacture: XADS The company has also proposed and is engaged in preliminary studies of a multi-layered active protection system that designed to protect convoys, vehicles...
SPATEM – Active Protection System Suite from GIAT
The French Department of Defense has awarded a technical evaluation study and R&D contract to GIAT, Thales and the Institute de Saint Louis to...
