Uncertain fate for active protection on Army’s combat vehicles

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Uncertain fate for active protection on Army’s combat vehicles
By Jen Judson
 Oct 9, 06:30 PM
 
WASHINGTON — The Army installed an active protection system on the M1 Abrams tank and fielded it in Europe, but the fate of other plans to equip similar defense measures on the service’s combat vehicles remains unclear.

In 2016, the Army determined it needed an interim solution to protect the Abrams, Stryker combat vehicle and Bradley fighting vehicle. The service decided to rapidly assess off-the-shelf active protection systems to fulfill the urgent operational need.


Ultimately the Army fielded the Trophy APS, made by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, in a short period of time to Europe. The APS-equipped tanks have operated there over the last three years.

But even the Trophy on Abrams tanks has been challenging.

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/10/09/uncertain-fate-for-active-protection-on-armys-combat-vehicles/

[Smokin Joe]

Even ground war has become three-dimensional, from a defensive perspective. Direct fire weapons laterally, drones, missiles, and aircraft from above, and mines and IEDs from below--or maybe I am just recognizing that. Any counter munition system has to take that into account, especially in light of the Ukraine conflict where drones figure so heavily.