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EuroTrophy Introduces Protection Against Evolving Unmanned Aerial Systems and Top Attack Threats

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EuroTrophy Introduces Protection Against Evolving Unmanned Aerial Systems and Top Attack Threats

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EuroTrophy announces new capabilities of the Trophy Active Protection System (APS) to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and ‘Top Attack’ threats, expanding its defensive coverage to supply combat vehicles advanced protection from evolving threats. Recently, the Trophy APS has been proven in live firing scenarios and had successfully intercepted and neutralized multiple UAS threat as well as other Anti-Tank threats with extensive high attack angles. As seen in current conflicts, such threats pose significant challenges to maneuvering ground forces, often jeopardizing mission effectiveness and crew safety.

Building on its proven track record of countering a wide array of threats including Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs) and Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPGs) in dense and complex combat environments, the Trophy APS now extends its capabilities, ensuring comprehensive protection and resilience to new threats. 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 defense community and is committed to suppling state of the art life-saving capabilities.

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Trophy is a protection system for military armored vehicles. It is termed an active protection system (APS) and is designed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. It is designed to supplement the standard armor of light and heavy armored fighting vehicles. The system is in active use on Merkava Mark 3 & 4 tanks and the Namer armored personnel carrier (APC). It is also found on the Abrams M1A1/2 tanks, and has been tested on Stryker APCs and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The Trophy system protects against a wide variety of anti-tank threats, while also enhancing the vehicle’s ability to identify enemy locations.

EuroTrophy GmbH is the European hub for the marketing, sale and production of 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. The company also provides vehicle integration support services and related through-life support of the APS. These services significantly improve the security of supply of Trophy® APS to its existing European user nations, and its potential future customers. The company focuses on the needs of the European defense community. By 2024, 40 Trophy systems and 500 countermeasures were being produced per month.

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