New Trophy deal expands defensive suite’s Leopard 2 A8 tank user base

JERUSALEM — Trophy active protection systems will be integrated on the Leopard 2 A8 main battle tanks of Lithuania, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Croatia under a €300 million ($351 million) deal, manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced on Monday.

The multi-nation contract will be carried out by Germany-based EuroTrophy GmbH, a joint venture of General Dynamics European Land Systems, Leopard maker KNDS and the Israeli developer. EuroTrophy markets the system to countries in Europe.

The first time the Israeli Trophy was successfully tested and integrated onto a German Leopard 2 tank was in October 2021. It has also been integrated on several other Western armored platforms, including he American M1 Abrams and the Israeli Merkava main battle tanks.

According to Rafael, the list of upcoming vehicle integrations also includes K2 Black Panther tanks, as well as lighter variants on armored vehicles like the Boxer, Patria AMV and Namer.

Rafael markets Trophy as a combat-proven active protection system, designed to detect, track, and neutralize anti-tank threats in real time. The system consists of several sensors, a search radar, a firing computer and an interceptor launcher mounted on the tank.

The system has the ability to engage with a variety of threats and multiple attacks simultaneously and can operate while on the move and in all weather conditions.

According to the Israeli military, during the Iron Swords war Trophy systems intercepted thousands of Kornet missiles and RPG rockets at an estimated rate of 85%.

Tzally Greenberg is the Israel correspondent for Defense News. He has experience reporting on economic affairs as well as defense and cyber companies.

耶路撒冷——制造商拉斐尔先进防御系统公司周一宣布，根据一项价值 3 亿欧元（3.51 亿美元）的协议，Trophy 主动防护系统将集成到立陶宛、荷兰、捷克和克罗地亚的豹 2 A8 主战坦克上。

这项多国合同将由总部位于德国的EuroTrophy GmbH公司执行，该公司是通用动力欧洲陆地系统公司、豹式坦克制造商KNDS公司和以色列开发商的合资企业。EuroTrophy公司负责将该系统推向欧洲各国市场。

以色列的“战利品”导弹系统于 2021 年 10 月首次成功测试并集成到德国豹 2 坦克上。该系统还集成到其他几个西方装甲平台上，包括美国的 M1 艾布拉姆斯主战坦克和以色列的梅卡瓦主战坦克。

据拉斐尔称，即将进行的车辆集成计划还包括 K2 黑豹坦克，以及 Boxer、Patria AMV 和 Namer 等装甲车辆的轻型版本。

拉斐尔公司将“战利品”（Trophy）系统定位为经实战验证的主动防护系统，旨在实时探测、跟踪并摧毁反坦克威胁。该系统由多个传感器、一台搜索雷达、一台射击计算机和一个安装在坦克上的拦截导弹发射器组成。

该系统能够同时应对各种威胁和多种攻击，并且可以在移动中和各种天气条件下运行。

据以色列军方称，在“铁剑”战争期间，“战利品”系统拦截了数千枚“短号”导弹和RPG火箭弹，拦截率估计为85%。

特扎利·格林伯格是《防务新闻》的以色列记者。他拥有丰富的经济事务以及国防和网络安全公司报道经验。