(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced it had signed an initial 20 million pound contract to supply the Trophy Active Protection System to the British military for their Challenger 3 main battle tank and other vehicles. In a series of live fire tests conducted in 2022, the Trophy system intercepted well over 90% of threats targeting a Challenger 3 tank. Rafael has sold the system to the U.S., Germany and Norway, and it has been in use by the IDF for over a decade. The Trophy system has succeeded in thwarting incoming fire from various weapons over 7,000 times.
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