Army M1 Tanks Are Getting the Ability to Locate and Destroy Enemy Missiles
11 Oct 2019
Military.com | By Matthew Cox
U.S. Army M1 tanks will soon be equipped with anti-missile protection systems, now that the service has taken delivery of the Israeli-made active protection systems.
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. of Israel announced today that the team had delivered the first Trophy Active Protection Systems to the Army, roughly two years after the service began searching for ways to protect its tanks and armored vehicles from anti-armor missile threats from potential adversaries such as Russia and China.
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"This delivery marks the first of several that will ultimately outfit four brigades of tanks," a release states.
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