"Photos released on July 10 ahead of the second phase of the Army's Defense Europe exercise show an M1 Abrams main battle tank rocking an Israeli-made Trophy Active Protection System (APS) ... The Trophy APS is designed to intercept and destroy incoming anti-armor missiles and other guided rockets "with a shotgun-like blast, In 2018, the Army awarded Leonardo DRS a $193 million contract to equip the service’s M1A2 SEP v2 main battle tanks with the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems-developed Trophy APS to provide ... The Trophy system "works by using radar to provide continuous 360-degree protection of the vehicle," according to The National Interest. "Once a threat is detected, the system launches a 'tight pattern of explosively formed penetrators' that destroys the incoming round before impact." ... The Trophy system can also trace the origin of hostile fire to locate a potential adversary, allowing a tank crew to almost immediately return fire. ... First deployed on Israel's Merkava tanks in 2011, Rafael says that the Trophy APS is the only combat-proven system of its kind currently in service around the world"
Army M1 Abrams tanks rocking Trophy active protection system in Europe - Task & Purpose
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