The US Army awards a contract worth nearly $200 million for Israel’s TROPHY defense system, to be installed on its Abrams tanks, according to the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems contractor.
The TROPHY, known in Hebrew as me’il ruach, or windbreaker, is an active defense system manufactured by Rafael that is designed to protect tanks and other armored vehicles from missiles and rockets.
The systems will be supplied by the US defense contractor Leonardo DRS, Inc., which is partnering with Rafael to manufacture them. Parts of the TROPHY will be made in the US and some in Israel, according to Rafael.
It has been in use in Israel’s Merkava-model tanks since at least 2012 and more recently in the military’s armored personnel carriers.
In 2016, the US military announced that it was planning to purchase the TROPHY system to protect American tanks until the US defense contractor Raytheon could produce its own active defense system.
— Judah Ari Gross
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