The Ukrainian army has begun adding blocks of explosive reactive armor to its German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks, in the process creating a uniquely Ukrainian version of the classic 1980s-vintage tank.

Deployed in Ukraine by separatist forces, the Soviet-era T-62M tanks have sparked debate over their battlefield relevance.

There's a very similar problem with tanks, and one solution was the explosive reactive armor developed in the 1960's. This is composed of a series of tiles which can be retrofitted to existing ...

In the 1970s, the Soviet Union developed explosive reactive armor as a way of quickly adding protection to tanks and other heavier armored vehicles. ERA works by, well, exploding. When an incoming ...

ARMA 3 is praised for its realism, but how well does it simulate modern tanks? This breakdown examines the game’s simplified ...

February 13, 2006: The U.S. Army is equipping 150 of its Stryker wheeled armored vehicles with ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor.) Invented by the Israelis in the 1970s, ERA consists of explosives ...

The reason was that the shell’s explosive force was vulnerable to a counter-explosion in the opposite direction. In the 1950s the USSR began to develop the first systems of reactive tank armor.

You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] Russian troops are struggling to properly fit their tanks with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), adding to "heavy attrition" in ...

“We have been dreaming of building an explosive reactive armor for our tanks to cover the vehicles’ weakest and most vulnerable spots against anti-tank shells for a while.” Hung said. “It took us a ...

improved TUSK ERA (explosive reactive armor), making the external phone standard and upgrading the transmission to make it more reliable. The SEP3 that enters service in 2017 includes more ...

Furthermore, the explosive reactive armor and Trophy active protection system defending Israeli tanks produce explosive flashes of their own when intercepting incoming attacks. See, for example ...

Many asked what prompted the decision to include such a high-tech armor device on a “simple food delivery robot.” “The inclusion of EURENCO MBT 2-inch-thick explosive reactive armor was not taken ...