Tag: Trophy
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...
Golan Wheeled Armored Vehicle
Responding to the need for wheeled armored vehicles for use in asymmetric warfare, RAFAEL developed the Zeev (Wolf) armored utility vehicle. More recently, RAFAEL...
Israel Launches Namer Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle Program
In July 2007 the Israel Defense Forces launched the Namer (Leopard in Hebrew) Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) program, funding a pilot production of...
Trophy Active Protection System
The Trophy Active Defense System (ADS) was developed by RAFAEL under an Israel Defense Research & Development Directorate (DRDD) support, aiming to provide armored...
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...
Remotely Operated Weapon stations at AUSA 06
While armed robotics still belong to the future, remotely controlled weapon stations are already saving lives in the combat zone, limiting warfighter's exposure to...
Armored Vehicles at the 2006 Eurosatory Exhibition
Armor improvements were one of the hottest topics at Eurosatory 2006. Challenged with growing threats, armor providers must design improved protection systems, while maintaining...
Defexpo 2006 – Armored Vehicles & Armor Protection
As at past shows exhibitors at Defexpo 2006 focused on new or upgraded systems and modernization programs for improving current systems instead of new...
Merkava Mk-4 Detailed
Merkava Mk4 represents the third evolutionary phase of the Merkava program. The Mk-4 is equipped with a 120 mm gun but the new gun is...
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,...
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...
New Equipment for Urban Warfare fielded by the Israeli Army
Start < Page 4 of 9 > Operation Homat Magen provided the first lessons in large-scale operations in Urban-LIC. These lessons were incorporated into the development and adaptation of...
