UK to test active protection
The UK MoD has set 2018 as the date it will carry out live-fire tests of an active protection system (APS).
It is a part of a study looking at integrating the technology onto the Challenger II main battle tank.
The trials form part of a £7.6 million project led by Qinetiq, which is focusing on evaluating APS technology for armoured vehicles. The project is known as the Medusa Technical Assessment Programme (TAP), a 36-month research effort that could inform future British Army APS requirements.
For Medusa, the focus will be on ‘soft-kill’ technology that can detect an incoming
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