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The service decided to rapidly assess off-the-shelf active protection systems to fulfill the urgent operational need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately the Army fielded the Trophy APS, made by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, in a short period of time to Europe. The APS-equipped tanks have operated there over the last three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But even the Trophy on Abrams tanks has been challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Army is \u201cvery happy with what it brings to us in terms of performance, it\u2019s a little bit of a challenge to operate and really deploy and sustain it because installation on tanks is a little bit of a burden,\u201d Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, the Army\u2019s program executive officer for ground combat systems, told Defense News in an interview ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual conference in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finding the right APS for Bradley and Stryker vehicles has been exponentially more challenging than putting the Trophy on Abrams. Efforts to install systems to protect both of those combat vehicles have come in fits and starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iron Curtain was the first system considered a candidate for the Stryker. The APS is developed by Virginia-based company Artis. Army leaders decided in 2018, after working to characterize the system on the Stryker, that while Iron Curtain generally worked in concept, it would take too much time and money to mature the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army spent several years looking at other candidates for combat vehicles, such as a lighter version of Trophy. According to Dean, the service recently wrapped up an assessment of Unified Business Technologies\u2019 StrikeShield, a product from the Michigan-based company partnered with German firm Rheinmetall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Testers are still analyzing data from the assessment, conducted \u201cwith an eye toward Stryker, but not solely Stryker,\u201d Dean said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see what we\u2019ve learned from that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted the Army is also watching some other APS efforts by the Marine Corps, as well as science and technology work within the Army\u2019s Combat Capabilities Development Command. Dean declined to further discuss the command\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has long held that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/09\/12\/bae-systems-hagglunds-purchases-iron-fist-for-cv90s\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Fist<\/a>, an APS capability from Israeli firm Elbit Systems, is right for the Bradley vehicle, but technical and fiscal hurdles have prevented its fielding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army said in January 2023 that following a redesign of Iron Fist, now called Iron Fist Light Decoupled, it is now ready to field the capability to a full brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIron Fist Light Decoupled, that is essentially ready for production,\u201d Dean said, and \u201cwhen allocated funds to produce, we will go into production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there isn\u2019t yet planned funding, and Dean would not speculate when money might become available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, he said, the Army is continuing to work with Elbit on electronic upgrades in preparation for possible production approval and funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service wants active protection that not only defends the sides of a vehicle but also the top, which would address threats like loitering munitions and drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service is \u201cworking continuously on our ability to defeat hemispheric threats all around the vehicle against a range of threats with a range of technical approaches. So not looking for one system that is one-size-fits-all and does everything, but beyond that I\u2019m not going to go into any more detail,\u201d Dean said, noting the information is classified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the Army\u2019s newest Abrams variant, the M1E3, will include APS that is integrated from the beginning of development. The service announced in September it would pursue an entirely new variant while scrapping its latest SEPv4 upgrade plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the service\u2019s pursuit of a vehicle \u2014 currently referred to as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle \u2014 to replace the Bradley by 2030 will use a similar strategy to integrate protection systems into the design from the beginning. 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