Following devastating armored losses in the early stages of the war, Russia is adapting. Recent footage reveals BMP-3 ...
Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...
First came Russia’s “turtle tank”, a metal shed rumbling across the battlefield. Then Ukraine laughed at the so-called “hairy ...
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 ...
Explosive reactive armor is widely used on tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to defeat incoming warheads, but concerns ...
The Ukrainian army is up-armoring its American-made M-1A1 Abrams tanks—with a layer of explosive reactive armor. The ERA—sandwiches of plastic-explosive and steel that explode outward when struck—can ...
Summary and What You Need to Know: The Russian T-90M, considered the most advanced main battle tank in Russia’s arsenal, has struggled to make a significant impact in the Ukraine war. -Despite its ...
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This was reported by the press services of the NABU and the SSU, Ukrinform notes. It is stated that in April 2022, during the active phase of the Russian offensive, the Ministry of ...
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