The boxy explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks around the sides of the hull, known as Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles (BRAT), are but one component of a fully equipped BUSK M2. The ERA, like its Russian ...

REACTIVE ARMOR: The fourth Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) will have reactive armor, Army officials say. "The slat armor was an interim solution. Reactive armor and an active protection system for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, April 20, 2014.U.S. Air Force/Senior Master Sgt. Gary J.

The ‘Tankbuster’ still lives up to its name. Results of recent live fire testing by the US Air Force (USAF) found that, 50 years after its inception, A-10C Thunderbolts can still crack open the armour ...

Preparations are currently at the final stage for accepting the Arena-M reactive armor suite for service as part of T-72 tanks MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. The Arena-M reactive armor mounted on the T-72 ...

It’s clear some Russian troops don’t know how their armor works. Photos that recently circulated online depict Russian Gaz-66 trucks wearing blocks of explosive reactive armor. The armor won’t protect ...

Explosive reactive armor is widely used on tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to defeat incoming warheads, but concerns persist about what happens when it detonates near friendly soldiers. With ...

This armor does not just block hits but explodes to stop them. This video breaks down how Russian explosive reactive armor is identified, how it functions on the battlefield, and why it became such a ...

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. Let ...

MOSCOW, April 5. /TASS/. Russian T-90 and T-80 main battle tanks will be outfitted with the Arena-M new reactive armor, High Precision Systems Group within the state tech corporation Rostec told TASS ...