Sci-Fi Generation Invisible 'Shield' Protects Armored Vehicles from Anti-Tank Threats

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Tel Aviv (CNSNews.com) - It looked like a device from a science fiction or spy movie - an invisible "shield" that surrounds an armored vehicle protecting it from anti-tank missiles and neutralizing them before they reach their target.

But the "Trophy" is an Active Protection System (APS) for Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) developed by the Israeli military industry companies RAFAEL and ELTA for the Israeli Army. It can protect armored vehicles, including tanks, against all types of anti-tank guided missiles and anti-tank rockets.

The system was one of many weapons-related systems displayed at a three-day conference and exhibition on "Low Intensity Conflict," i.e. urban warfare, sponsored by the Israeli Army this week in Tel Aviv.

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Very cool military technology, and the tank ambulances are just too cool.

[Guest DocHoliday]

I believe the first tank equipped with this was the Merkava right? I read about it years ago in a local defence magazine.

Neat stuff. Pure Newton in action. Apply counter-force to neutralize the kinetic force