T he U.S. Army pushed back the start of work on a new integrated active protection system (APS) and autoloader for its planned next-generation iteration of the M1 Abrams tank, or M1E3, into the ...

Photos released on July 10 ahead of the second phase of the Army's Defense Europe exercise show an M1 Abrams main battle tank rocking an Israeli-made Trophy Active Protection System (APS) ...

The M1E3 will likely include an active protection system, such as the Trophy APS seen here on an M1 Abrams during exercise Saber Guardian, 2019. The solid green part of the turret is the Trophy ...

On September 28, 2017 the U.S. Army announced that it would equip the M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams tanks of one of its armored brigades with Israeli-built Trophy Active Protection Systems (APS). Or to put ...

An Abrams tank is shown equipped with the Trophy active protection system. (U.S. Army) WASHINGTON — The Army installed an active protection system on the M1 Abrams tank and fielded it in Europe ...

U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks are being upgraded with a sort of invisible shield that will destroy incoming antitank missiles and other threats before reaching the tank. Known as Trophy, this cutting ...

Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) first unveiled the M1 Abrams in 1979 as a replacement for older main battle tanks. The U.S. Army had used a series of tanks—starting with the ...

In February 2018, Breaking Defense reported that 261 US M1s would be fitted with Trophy. Abrams tanks have been outfitted with it too. In September of 2023, Defense News noted that Leopard 2 tanks ...

Ultimately, the M1 Abrams' strengths come hand in hand with vulnerabilities. Its Trophy system , for instance, adds considerably to its weight: around 5,000 lbs. The key to its long-term ...

The M1 Abrams was designed in the late 1970s as a moderately-sized main battle tank at just over 61 tons. ... The Army is experimenting with Israel’s Trophy active protection system, ...

The performance of Trophy with the IDF prompted interest from allied countries, including the United States. In 2017, the Army’s Redstone Arsenal tested Trophy on an M1 Abrams against a barrage ...

It's been nearly three years since since the Army took delivery of the first of its souped-up new version of the M1 Abrams main battle tank, and the service's first brigade of upgraded warhorses ...