Tel Aviv. Israeli company Elbit Systems was awarded a contract worth approximately $130 million to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to BAE Systems Hägglunds. The systems will be installed on the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) as part of a project of a European country. The contract will be performed over a period of five and a half years.
According to Israeli sources, this contract is a result of the initial lessons European companies learned looking at the war in Ukraine.
The Iron Fist APS is an advanced Hard Kill system aimed at enhancing the self-defence capabilities of armoured platforms against modern battlefield threats. It is the Israel Defence Force’s second-generation APS and is characterised by high performance and low volume, weight and power requirements. The system provides armoured platforms with 360-degree protection from a wide variety of anti-armour threats, such as Anti-Tank Rockets (ATR), Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), UAS and Loitering threats, in both open terrain and complex urban environments.
Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager Elbit Systems Land said, “Following the contracts signed in recent years, we are honoured to be awarded this important contract by BAE Systems Hägglunds for a European country. Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Active Protection Systems have once again been selected by a leading OEM and an advanced military, as an innovative solution to protect armoured platforms and troops, assisting them in accomplishing their missions safely.”
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
