DSEI 2023: Elbit wins $109 million contract to supply Iron Fist APS for CV90 vehicles

The customer is described in a statement from Elbit Systems as European and the contract is expected to be completed over the next three years.

A key feature of the Iron Fist APS is its low volume, weight and power requirement. The system provides armoured platforms with 360° protection from a wide variety of anti-armour threats, such as rocket-propelled grenades and up to kinetic antitank rounds in both open terrain and urban environments.

The APS sensor combines the dual technologies of search-and-track radar and IR cameras with data fusion algorithms, allowing for rapid, reliable and accurate threat detection, identification and tracking.

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The system destroys threats by launching an explosive charge toward the incoming threat’s vicinity and exploding it to create a shockwave that breaks apart or deflects the threat at a safe distance from the protected platform.

The system has already been widely integrated onto CV90s, such as on Dutch vehicles, and it was also displayed mounted on a CV90 at DSEI 2021 and is likely destined for service with Australian, US and Israeli forces.

In the case of Australia, it is planned to be the Iron Fist - Light Decoupled (IF-LD) variant which is also set for Israeli service.

Compared to the standard Iron Fist, the IF-LD enables the various components of the system including the countermeasures launcher, detection radar and sensors to be distributed around the vehicle to suit specific space and coverage requirements.

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