(Defense News) Jen Judson - The Netherlands awarded Britain's BAE Systems a contract last month to test and verify the Israeli Iron Fist active protection system on its CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Iron Fist, produced by IMI Systems (formerly Israeli Military Industries), uses radar to detect, track, and intercept incoming rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank missiles. The U.S. Army is also assessing Iron Fist for possible incorporation on its combat vehicles. Israel has installed a different active protection system - Trophy, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems - on 100 combat vehicles since 2009.
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