US Army Is Fitting Tanks With Missile Defense Systems

US Army Is Fitting Tanks With Missile Defense Systems
U.S. Marines perform permission checks on an M1A1 Abrams Tank in Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Jan. 21, 2007. U.S. Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Army is in the process of upgrading its main battle tanks with a defense system that acts like an invisible shield against missiles and other threats.

In February this year, the Army announced it would upgrade 261 M1 Abrams tanks—enough for three brigades—with an active protection system made by Israeli company Rafael, known as Trophy.