Why do tank Active Protection Systems (APS) struggle against drones?
APS radars are designed to avoid false alarms and reduce clutter, so they usually apply filtering criteria, including minimum target speed. Slow-moving targets such as FPV drones may be rejected as clutter.
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Le 22 juin 1979, le T-72A est officiellement accepté en service. Les premiers T-72A ne différaient que peu des derniers Ural, beaucoup de modifications ayant déjà été apportées les années précédentes. Au total, 5 264 T-72A seront livrés à l'Armée soviétique.
1/ At least two VKS fighters visible in this footage filmed by an RAF RC-135W crew over the Black Sea:
Su-35S (B/N "51" Red / RF-81718).
Stores: 1x Kh-31PM, 1x R-37M, 4x R-77-1, 2x R-73L or R-74ML, 1x L265M10R, 1x L265M10P.
Su-27P (B/N "19" Blue / RF-95514).
Stores: 1x R-27ER, 2 xR-27ET, 2x R-73L.
Today's "Odd Tank" is 🇿🇦 South Africa's 'Olifant Mk.1B Optimum'
Developed in the late 1990's into the early 2000's, the Optimum prototype was a heavily modernized Centurion MBT.
The Turret was an all new design which used lighter ceramic composite armor compared to the all steel original Centurion turret. It had new internal digital systems, blowout panels and a mechanized ready-rack which improved the ergonomics for the loader, increasing the fire rate.
The tank was also supposed to have a 1040hp engine in the final production model, but the prototype never mounted this and instead used an 850hp engine.
The main armament is a 105mm GT-8 Rifled Gun.
📍#Peru (🇵🇪)
Display of the @EjercitoPeru’s artillery forces during a readiness demonstration.
The demonstration included exercises with M-46 130mm & Type-90B MLRS.