Why Russia and China Will Hate America's New Super Tank

September 17, 2017 Topic: Security Blog Brand: The Buzz Tags: RussiaChinaTankM1 AbramsArmataType 99U.S. Army

Why Russia and China Will Hate America's New Super Tank

Lots of new tech, for starters. 

Active Protection Systems, or APS, is a technology which uses sensors and radar, computer processing, fire control technology and interceptors to find, target and knock down or intercept incoming enemy fire such as RPGs and Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, or ATGMs.

Systems of this kind have been in development for many years, however the rapid technological progress of enemy tank rounds, missiles and RPGs is leading the Army to more rapidly test and develop APS for its fleet of Abrams tanks.

The Army is looking at a range of domestically produced and allied international solutions from companies participating in the Army's Modular Active Protection Systems (MAPS) program, an Army official told Scout Warrior.

This first appeared in Scout Warrior here.

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