Israeli defence firm, Rafael a global leader in advanced defence technologies has secured a £20 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for its cutting-edge Trophy Active Protection System (APS). This milestone marks a significant stride towards enhancing...
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Israeli defence firm, Rafael a global leader in advanced defence technologies has secured a £20 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for its cutting-edge Trophy Active Protection System (APS). This milestone marks a significant stride towards enhancing the defensive capabilities of the Challenger 3 Main Battle Tanks (MBT).
At DSEI 2023, Rafael will showcase its Trophy APS on UK soil.
The UK MOD recognised the Trophy APS through rigorous evaluation as an indispensable addition to safeguard the Challenger 3 MBT and their crew members against modern battlefield threats. The TROPHY APS boasts a proven track record of success, having been operational and combat-proven in various scenarios worldwide.
Dr. Ran Gozali, Executive Vice President, GM Land & Naval Division at Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, said "we are encouraged by the latest tests, praising Trophy's effectiveness and Rafael's proficiency in integrating the system on yet another platform. The collaboration with the UK MOD is set to continue, propelling further successes in the future, as the project heads towards its third and final phase of integration, instilling greater confidence in Trophy's ability to ensure fortified defence for the UK and its troops."
Rafael, in collaboration with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence, successfully completed the 2nd phase of integrating the Trophy APS on the Challenger 3 (CR3). A series of live fire tests, conducted towards the end of 2022, demonstrated the system's effectiveness as it intercepted well over 90 percent of threats targeting the CR3 representative tank fitted with Trophy APS.
Developed by Rafael in response to successful anti-armour attacks, the Trophy APS provides mature, combat-proven protection against rocket and missile threats while pinpointing the origin of hostile fire for immediate response.
Being the world's only fully-integrated, combat-proven APS, Trophy has been effectively installed on Israel Defence Forces’ Merkava tanks since 2010, Namer APCs, four US Army Abrams MBT brigades, and successfully tested on the German Leopard 2 Tank in 2021.
Additionally, the system has been seamlessly integrated on various platforms, including AIO turrets for the IFV and 8x8 armoured vehicles without a turret.
With over 2,000,000 operating hours and more than 5,400 successful field tests, Trophy is now under contract for serial production of over 2,000 systems.
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