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US Army Deploys Israeli Elbit Active Protection System on Bradley Fighting Vehicles
The U.S. Army has begun fielding Bradley fighting vehicles upgraded with Elbit Systems' "Iron Fist" active protection system, a significant deployment aimed at enhancing protection against modern battlefield threats.
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What happened
- 01The U.S. Army is deploying Bradley fighting vehicles equipped with Elbit Systems' "Iron Fist" active protection system.
- 02The "Iron Fist" system uses a blast wave to neutralize threats, offering a lighter alternative to Rafael's "Trophy" system.
- 03Initial contracts for the "Iron Fist" equipped Bradleys exceed $200 million for one U.S. Army brigade.
- 04The U.S. Army continues to use Rafael's "Trophy" system on its Abrams tanks.
- 05Israel's military is also integrating both "Iron Fist" and "Trophy" systems onto its Eitan APCs, Merkava tanks, and Namer APCs.
This initiative, a collaboration with General Dynamics, involves retrofitting existing vehicles and represents a contract worth over $200 million for initial brigades, with potential for much larger expansion. The "Iron Fist" system uses a blast wave to neutralize threats, differing from Rafael's "Trophy" system, which uses metal fragments. While "Trophy" remains on Abrams tanks, "Iron Fist" is favored for lighter vehicles, and Israel's own military is also adopting both systems for its armored and mechanized forces.
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