Elbit eyes Nordic market for its ‘Iron Fist’ vehicle-protection system

KIELCE, Poland — Israel’s Elbit Systems hopes that three Nordic states will buy the company’s Iron Fist active protection system for their military fleets after Sweden-based BAE Systems Hägglunds ordered it for installation on CV90 infantry fighting vehicles in various European countries.

“We started by signing a contract to supply our APS to the vehicles ordered by the Netherlands, and later, other countries,” Rami Sokolower, senior director for marketing and business development at Elbit Systems, told Defense News at the MSPO defense industry show here. “In the near future, we hope that further Iron Fist deals will be signed for the vehicles operated by Denmark, Sweden and Finland.”

“We have also received an order to supply Iron Fist to the United States for Bradley infantry fighting vehicles,” the executive said.

Sokolower said that, while presenting its system at the leading Polish industry event, the Israeli producer is also pitching its product to the Polish armed forces.

“We see great potential in Poland, and our APS is suitable for both wheeled and tracked vehicles, light or heavy,” the official said.

Elbit Systems says Iron Fist ensures high-level protection against anti-tank threats, increasing the survivability of military vehicles and offering 360-degree protection.

Jaroslaw Adamowski is the Poland correspondent for Defense News.

波兰凯尔采——以色列埃尔比特系统公司希望三个北欧国家能够购买该公司研发的“铁拳”主动防护系统，用于其军队。此前，总部位于瑞典的BAE系统公司哈格隆德分公司已订购该系统，用于在多个欧洲国家的CV90步兵战车上安装。

“我们最初与荷兰签订了合同，为其订购的车辆提供主动防护系统（APS），之后又扩展到其他国家，”埃尔比特系统公司市场营销和业务发展高级总监拉米·索科洛韦尔在MSPO防务工业展上告诉《防务新闻》。“我们希望在不久的将来，能与丹麦、瑞典和芬兰等国签署更多‘铁拳’主动防护系统的供应合同。”

“我们还收到了一份订单，将为美国的布雷德利步兵战车提供‘铁拳’导弹，”这位高管说。

Sokolower表示，这家以色列生产商在波兰领先的行业盛会上展示其系统的同时，也在向波兰武装部队推销其产品。

“我们看到了波兰的巨大潜力，我们的主动防护系统适用于轮式和履带式车辆，无论是轻型还是重型车辆，”这位官员说。

Elbit Systems 表示，Iron Fist 可确保对反坦克威胁提供高水平的防护，提高军用车辆的生存能力，并提供 360 度全方位防护。

Jaroslaw Adamowski 是《防务新闻》驻波兰记者。