In the 1970s, the Soviet Union developed explosive reactive armor as a way of quickly adding protection to tanks and other heavier armored vehicles. ERA works by, well, exploding. When an incoming ...

A Ukrainian commander praised the US-made Abrams for being better than Soviet-era tanks but said they could use more ...

The Ukrainian army has begun adding blocks of explosive reactive armor to its German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks, in the process creating a uniquely Ukrainian version of the classic 1980s-vintage tank.

We have seen a lot of pictures of Russians placing Explosive Reactive Armor on their BTRs and BMPs since the start of the war, even on trucks. But this is actually a horrible idea, and it is ...

The American-made Javelin anti-tank missile system has gained media attention in recent years for its killer performance in ...

You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] Russian troops are struggling to properly fit their tanks with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), adding to "heavy attrition" in ...

Reactive armor is a sort of protective vest around a vehicle, consisting of compartments of small explosive devices. When struck by a missile, it "cancels out" some of the force by delivering its ...

There's a very similar problem with tanks, and one solution was the explosive reactive armor developed in the 1960's. This is composed of a series of tiles which can be retrofitted to existing ...

50 caliber machine gun so that the crew isn’t exposed when firing—and add-on Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) to the vulnerable sides of the turret. The U.S. Army had long eschewed ERA ...