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Army Delays Tank Shield Effort After Finding Turret Imbalance

Monday, September 18th, 2017

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Army Delays Tank Shield Effort After Finding Turret Imbalance

Aerial drone image of an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank crew, from the 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducting Table VI Gunnery at Fort Stewart, Ga. December 8, 2016.

The Army has pumped the breaks on the previously ambitious effort to outfit the M1 Abrams with active protection systems, deciding more time is needed to properly integrate APS components onto the tank’s turret.On Aug. 25, the Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) met to consider whether to buy a brigade’s worth of Trophy APS systems – manufactured by Israeli defense firm Rafael and distributed in the United States by Leonardo DRS – for the M1 Abrams.It was widely expected that, after…

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