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Army

Leonardo DRS, Rafael Complete Deliveries Of Trophy APS For Abrams Tanks

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 6th, 2021

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Leonardo DRS, Rafael Complete Deliveries Of Trophy APS For Abrams Tanks

Leonardo's Trophy APS, developed by Rafael, on an Army M1 Abrams Tank. Photo: Leonardo DRS

Leonardo DRS and its partner Israel’s Rafael have completed deliveries of the Trophy Active Protection System (APS) program for Army Abrams tanks, the companies said Wednesday. The Army has awarded over $200 million to Leonardo DRS and Rafael, for the Trophy APS program, which looks to outfit Abrams tanks with a mature, ready-for-deployment anti-tank weapon capability. “It has been an honor to deliver these advanced defensive protection systems for our front-line tanks to give our warfighters a needed layer of…

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