At FEINDEF 2023, EuroTrophy a joint venture between three leading companies in the global defense industry including General Dynamics European Land Systems, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, and Rafael presents the latest generation of Active Protection System (APS) for combat vehicles called Trophy.
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EuroTrophy APS Active Protection System mounted on ASCOD tracked armored vehicle. (Picture source Army Recognition)
EuroTrophy GmbH is the European hub for the marketing, sale and production of the Trophy Active Protection System (APS). Based in Germany, the company provides high-end, state-of-the-art Active Protection Systems that substantially enhances the protection level of armored vehicles, thus safeguarding their crews.
EuroTrophy also provides vehicle integration support services and related through-life support of the APS. These services significantly improve the security of supply of the Trophy APS to its existing European user nations, and its potential future customers.
Trophy APS has been integrated on multiple armored platforms around the world and is the only fully integrated, NATO-fielded APS. The system has been supplied to four US Army Abrams MBT brigades, has been installed on Israel Defense Forces’ Merkava MBTs since 2010 as well as on Israel’s Namer APCs. It has been integrated and tested on the Bradley, LAV-III, and Stryker. The German Ministry of Defense announced in 2021 that Trophy APS will be supplied to the German Bundeswehr for installation on the Leopard 2 MBTs. In addition, integration with the UK Challenger 3 MBT is currently in process.
The Trophy Active Protection System (APS) operates using several integral components that synergize to create its potent defense mechanism.
At the forefront is the radar detection system, a sophisticated component that continuously scans the environment surrounding the vehicle. This powerful system is designed to detect potential threats from all directions, maintaining vigilance against possible attacks.
This information from the radar is then relayed to the central computing system. Utilizing advanced algorithms, this computer calculates the best interception course for an incoming projectile. It's this precise computation that makes the Trophy system so effective; it can accurately respond to threats with little margin for error.
Finally, the heart of the Trophy system's defense mechanism is its countermeasure capabilities. Upon receiving the computed interception course, the system responds by launching a counterattack - firing a shotgun-like blast of pellets that intercept and neutralize the threat. It's this response that prevents incoming projectiles from reaching the vehicle, thereby providing an extra layer of protection for its occupants.
In essence, the Trophy APS combines radar detection, advanced computing, and precision countermeasures to protect armored vehicles from potential threats, offering a level of security that is both advanced and efficient.
