Lockheed Martin MAPS Shield to Be Deployed on U.S. Army's War Machines
autoevolution 23 Feb 2021, 14:46 UTC · by 5 photos Simply put, MAPS acts like a force shield without actually being a force shield. The technology comes as a kit that comprises the controller and software, acquisition and tracking sensors, and countermeasures. All these are meant to surround Army war machines with a bubble of detection and destruction that should make them impenetrable for enemy weapons. More to the point, MAPS detects when an enemy weapon has been fired at, say, the Abrams tank it is fitted on. It then sends a signal to the vehicle’s countermeasures to engage and de...