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Rafael's Trophy APS selected as Baseline APS of New Leopard 2 A8 MBT

Rafael’s Trophy APS selected as Baseline APS of New Leopard 2 A8 MBT

Our Bureau - : Sep 6, 2023 - : 5:29 pm

EuroTrophy GmbH has announced that it has been awarded a contract from KNDS (KMW+NEXTER Defence Systems) for the Leopard 2 A8 programmes for Germany and Norway.

KNDS is the result of the association of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Nexter, based in Germany and France and forming the European leader in Land Defense systems.

The active protection system Trophy has been selected by KNDS as part of its new standard configuration defined as “Leopard 2 A8.” 

With this achievement, the Trophy APS has become the most successful active protection system integrated on Western Main Battle Tanks including Leopard 2, Abrams M1 and Merkava IV, as well as lighter platforms such as the Namer APC and other wheeled and tracked IFVs. 

In February 2023, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) had commissioned KNDS with the delivery of 54 Leopard 2 A8 Main Battle Tanks, all to be equipped with the Trophy active protection system.

Furthermore, in May 2023, the Federal Acquisition Office of the German Armed Forces (BAAINBw) has signed a framework agreement with KMW for the delivery of up to 123 Leopard 2 in A8 standard configuration. 

EuroTrophy is the European hub of the Trophy APS. Based in Germany, the company is the only provider of a European made, combat proven, NATO fielded Active Protection System. 

The company also provides a wide range of services such as vehicle integration support, maintenance and related introduction-into-service and through-life support of its APS. EuroTrophy is dedicated to the European defence community and is committed to suppling state of the art life-saving capabilities. 

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