Strangely a report published by Globes last week has not drawn the interest of the world media. Israel is now making use in the field of a tank defense system no less impressive than Iron Dome.
IDF tanks and
armored vehicles operating inside the Gaza Strip have debuted a first-of-its-kind active defense system
for tanks and armored personnel carriers developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., which made the Iron Dome system.
Known as the Trophy system, it identifies RPG or anti-tank fire headed towards the tank or armored personnel carrier.
Working automatically, the system
calculates the rocket or missile’s trajectory, and if it presents a threat the system intercepts and
detonates it at a safe distance. The
system then informs the tank crew regarding the precise source of the
missile or rocket launch, enabling the crew to return fire accurately
and strike the target.
First used in 2011, the system has now been declared
operational, and is installed on Merkava 4 tanks and the Namer APCs. According to one unconfirmed report, Hamas strategists are trying to buy time and are pressing Iran to help them formulate a strategy and bring in weapons to overcome the tank defense system.
Rafael spent 20 years working on the development of the groundbreaking system.
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