US EditionFour NATO states to buy tank protection systems from Israel in multimillion-euro deal
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Four NATO states to buy tank protection systems from Israel in multimillion-euro deal
Trophy (Meil Ruach) is an active protection system for tanks, based on radar that detects incoming threats to the vehicle on which it is installed. It has already been deployed on U.S. Army Abrams tanks, with each system costing close to one million U.S. dollars
NATO Nations Choose Israeli Trophy System for Tanks
Four NATO member states – Lithuania, the Netherlands, Czechia, and Croatia – have finalized agreements to integrate the Trophy active protection system ("Iron Wind") into Leopard 2 A8 tanks that will enter service in the coming years. The deal, estimated at approximately 330 million euros ($347 million), aims to upgrade the protection level of European armored forces. The agreement was signed by EuroTrophy and German tank manufacturer KNDS Deut…
EuroTrophy, the ‘joint venture’ of the European subsidiary of the North American company General Dynamics (GDELS), the German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Israeli Rafael, has achieved a contract of 330 million euros with the German subsidiary of KNDS to supply the active protection system (APS) ‘Trophy’ to Leopard tanks 2 A8 of [...] The entry EuroTrophy will provide APS systems to the Leopards of 4 European countries for 330 million afte…
A tremendous achievement for the Israeli defense industry: Rafael continues to prove that the entire world has eyes for blue-and-white technology. The German subsidiary, EuroTrophy, has signed a huge contract worth approximately €330 million to supply Trophy active protection systems for the tank fleets of four NATO countries: the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Croatia and Lithuania. This is a dramatic change on the European battlefield. From …
Rafael's "Windbreaker" active protection system has been selected as the standard for the Leopard 2 A8 tanks of four NATO countries. The selection is part of an intergovernmental contract worth approximately €330 million.
EuroTrophy signs €330 million contract with KNDS Deutschland for Trophy APS on Leopard 2A8 tanks
The contract covers the delivery of Trophy APS units as well as spare parts, courses, training packages, and additional logistics equipment required for through-life support. These elements are intended to ensure sustained operational readiness of the active protection systems across all user nations. Trophy APS is included as a standard component of the Leopard 2A8 configuration, enabling interoperability and full commonality among the particip…
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