Taking a technical and tactical look, we examine explosive reactive armor - how layers of controlled explosives disrupt incoming shaped charges and kinetic penetrators, its evolution from early Soviet ...

This armor does not just block hits but explodes to stop them. This video breaks down how Russian explosive reactive armor is identified, how it functions on the battlefield, and why it became such a ...

The boxy explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks around the sides of the hull, known as Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles (BRAT), are but one component of a fully equipped BUSK M2. The ERA, like its Russian ...

Video shows a Russian T-72B3 tank from its Western Military District thundering through the mud with an overhead metal screen, widely termed “cope cage” by Ukrainian troops, with an added layer of ...

In the 1970s, the Soviet Union developed explosive reactive armor as a way of quickly adding protection to tanks and other heavier armored vehicles. ERA works by, well, exploding. When an incoming ...

Russian troops are struggling to properly fit their tanks with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), adding to "heavy attrition" in combat, according to Britain's Ministry of Defense. Russia has become ...

The Ukrainian army finally is adding reactive armor to its German-made Leopard 1A5 tanks. And just in time. The army is forming five new mechanized brigades—and they might need tanks. A ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The T-90’s most useful feature has actually proven to be its superior optics and fire control computer compared to earlier Russian tanks. “T-90s performed well when ...

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems detailed its Armour Shield KE explosive reactive armour (ERA) solution at the International Armoured Vehicles online conference on 3 February, a new armour solution ...