The Defense Ministry Tank and Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) Directorate, the IDF and the Elbit Systems Land Division on Monday jointly announced the completion of a successful series of “Iron Fist” Active Protection System tests.
The defense system deployed to “Eitan” APCs intercepted anti-tank threats in various challenging scenarios.
Recent conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah have shown expanding anti-tank capabilities and the absence of such defensive systems in some cases led to ambushes and the deaths of a number of IDF soldiers…