10th February 2021 - 15:15 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in London RSS
The German parliament has released funds to procure the Rafael Trophy active protection system for Leopard 2A6A3 MBTs.
The budget committee of the German parliament has approved funds to improve the survivability of Leopard 2 MBTs operated by the army.
Having been authorised to award contracts, the German MoD plans to procure the Trophy active protection system from Israel-based Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
The MoD announced the .
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It will supply the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) with Iron Fist Active Protection Systems and Commander Open Architecture Panoramic Sights (COAPS), under an $82 million subcontract from BAE Systems Hägglunds.
Iron Fist is a lightweight system that uses optical sensors, tracking radars, launchers and countermeasure munitions to defeat threats at a safe distance.
The EO-based COAPS is a modular dual-axis stabilised sight that facilitates fire control computation and long-range target acquisition in day and night, in both stationary and mobile situations.