Europe Adopts Trophy Active Protection Systems
EuroTrophy GmbH signed a roughly $380 million contract in January to outfit Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks ordered by Lithuania, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Croatia with Rafael’s Trophy Active Protection System. The vehicle-mounted APS, battle-proven in Israel and on U.S. M1 Abrams, received a 2024 upgrade for drone top-attack threats, underscoring transatlantic efforts to counter drone and anti-armor risks amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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High relevance and official multinational procurement, limited by incremental innovation and moderate scope of impact.
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- Read OriginalEurope looks to Israeli tech to defend tanks * WorldNetDaily * by Justin Leopold-Cohen, Bradley Bowman, Real Clear Wirewnd.com
