Trophy

Trophy Active Protection System for AFVs





Merkava MK 3 with Trophy



Stryker APC with RCWS and Trophy

Stryker LIC, Israeli modification of Stryker APC for low intensity conflict.



Merkava MK 4 with Trophy



Golan with RCWS and Trophy






Trophy - Active Protection System for AFVs



Trophy NBC report



Lessons learned from past wars and recent challenges of asymmetrical Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) warfare, have led to the revolutionary change in fighting vehicle protection and the development of an Active Protection System best suited for the Ground Forces Command (GFC) requirements. Over the last ten years the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) and RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd. as prime contractor and IAI ELTA Systems as part of the team, have developed an Active Protection Hard Kill System, known as TROPHY, for Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs).



System's Features Neutralization of all known Anti-Tank-Rockets (ATRs), Anti-Tank-Missiles (ATGMs) Full performance on AFV in motion Full performance against short range threats Full performance in close and urban terrain Full performance under all weather conditions Engagement of several threats from each direction, arriving simultaneously Reduced vehicle weight Easy integration on to light as well as heavy platforms




Trophy Test on Stryker APC



TROPHY operates in three major stages: Threat detection, threat tracking followed by Hard Kill (HK) mechanism activation and threat neutralization by countermeasure. The threat detection and warning subsystem consists of several sensors, including search radar with four flat-panel antennas, located around the protected vehicle, to provide full hemispherical coverage. The neutralization process will take place only if the threat is about to hit the platform.

Destroyed RPG debris after TROPHY neutralization

TROPHY is currently ready for integration with heavy, medium and light platforms against all types of HEAT threats including all known types of Anti Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), Anti Tank Rockets (ATR). TROPHY will defeat ATRs and RPGs launched at very close range from the vehicle. Live tests have already been conducted to ensure that TROPHY's countermeasure will be able to defeat Kinetic Energy (KE) threats in the near future. TROPHY has met the Israeli Ground Forces requirements and has proven to be the most mature and advanced APS. It has successfully completed hundreds of live tests, mounted and dismounted, stationary and on the move (integrated with Merkava MBT), in open and urban terrains and under all weather conditions. Trophy was designed to meet very strict safety requirements. Many types of HEAT threats, including all types of RPGs will be neutralized by TROPHY's countermeasure without jet formation, causing no residual penetration and minimal collateral damage. Live field tests and extensive simulations proved that the average probability of neighboring infantry or neighboring platform crew to be injured due to collateral damage caused by TROPHY operation is less than 1%.


The first tests of the Trophy Active Protection System in the U.S. were successfully completed by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center. Conducted at the request of the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Office of Force Transformation (OFT), the tests certify comprehensive experiments conducted by the Israel Defense Forces, validating Trophy's ability to detect, track and destroy incoming rocket propelled grenades (RPG) at safe distances from the host vehicle. A Stryker eight-wheeled combat vehicle equipped with Trophy underwent U.S. validation testing in support of OFT's Project Sheriff, or the Full-Spectrum Effects Platform (FSEP). FSEP program officials seek to meet urgent operational requirements for a range of lethal and nonlethal technologies on a rapidly deployable platform. Trophy was selected in 2005 to be FSEP's active protection solution. The Dahlgren tests culminated in a live-fire demonstration for various U.S. and international military dignitaries. Trophy detected, tracked and defeated an inert incoming RPG while the Stryker combat vehicle was on the move. Similar tests were successfully conducted in Israel. General Dynamics Land Systems and Rafael Armament Development Authority, Ltd. entered into a teaming agreement in 2005 to introduce Trophy in the United States for possible integration on ground vehicle fleets. The FSEP will integrate new weapons and sensor technologies onto current platforms in a spiral development approach, and will ultimately field increasingly advanced capabilities. U.S. test certification concludes the Trophy FSEP's Spiral 0 efforts. Spiral 1 includes developing an autoloader for the Trophy Active Protection System.