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British Army’s Icarus programme reaches new phase

3rd October 2022 - 09:00 GMT | by Flavia Camargos Pereira in Kansas City

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The next stage of Icarus will exploit and build on the Modular Integrated Protection System. (Photo: British Army)

With an investment boost of £15 million, the British Army will continue to develop future capabilities for a modular, flexible active protection system (APS).

After announcing a £15 million investment package over three years on 21 September, the British Army is now progressing with Icarus Technology Demonstrator Programme (TDP) and will start a new phase of the project.

In this next stage, the service will continue to develop future capabilities for a modular, flexible APS for armoured vehicles with work through to 2040.

A press release issued by the army points out that an advanced APS ‘is critical to achieving operational advantage’ over adversaries and ‘key in enabling the survivability of the Army’s fleet of vehicles’.

This next phase will exploit and build on the Modular

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