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 ...

Video shows a Russian T-72B3 tank from its Western Military District thundering through the mud with an overhead metal screen, widely termed “cope cage” by Ukrainian troops, with an added layer of ...

Armored vehicle protection is moving beyond thicker steel and heavier plating as defense companies ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plasan, an Israeli manufacturer specializing in survivability and mission-ready mobility solutions, is launching three new survivability systems designed to address evolving threats targeting armored ...

For more than a century, tanks and anti-tank weapons have been locked in a constant arms race. As missiles and rockets became ...

Russian tanks use several explosive reactive armor systems, and the differences matter on the battlefield. This video breaks down how Contact-1, Kontakt-5, Relikt, and newer designs are identified and ...

Summary and Key Points: Main battle tanks (MBTs) are pivotal in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with both sides deploying various models, including Soviet-era tanks. -Russia’s tank fleet has suffered ...

The first functional tank ever built was the venerable Little Willie, constructed in 1915 by the British William Foster & Co. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a proof of concept. The ...