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Norway's Leopard Tanks Protected by Israel's Trophy System
(Bulgarian Military) The Norwegian army's 54 state-of-the-art Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks come fully equipped with the Israeli cutting-edge Trophy active defense system. Norway purchased the EuroTrophy system from Germany's Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), in collaboration with General Dynamics European Land Systems and Israeli defense company Rafael. The Israeli Trophy Active Protection System (APS) is designed to protect tanks and other armored vehicles from anti-tank missiles, RPGs, rockets, and other projectiles. The system uses radar, electro-optics, and a hard-kill interceptor to detect, track, and neutralize incoming threats. The Israeli Trophy APS has been successfully deployed in combat situations, including the 2014 conflict in Gaza. The U.S. has integrated the Trophy APS into its M1 Abrams tanks.