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India eyes on home-made competitor to Rafael's Trophy active protection system.
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| India eyes on home-made competitor to Rafael's Trophy active protection system | |||
The
Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of the Indian
Army is looking to develop an active protection system for armored vehicles.
If and when such a system will be materialized, it will compete against
the Israeli "Trophy" by Rafael. |
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An
Expression of Interest (EOI) published by the Combat Vehicles Research
and Development Establishment (CVRDE) of the Indian Army, which operates
under the DRDO, the Indian R&D agency (Indian equivalent of MAFAT),
invites interested parties to participate in developing an active protection
system for armored vehicles against a broad spectrum of threats, including
anti-tank missiles. So it seems that this system would compete against
Rafael's "Trophy" system. According to the tender proposal, the system should have "Multispectral Sensor based threat detection", including radar and laser sensors to cover a wide variety of threat velocities ranging from 70 - 240 m/sec. The system should have engagement range from 50 to 150 m, and quick reaction time to effect neutralization before 50 m. Under the terms of the tender, the company chosen to develop the system will be required to develop the active defense system together with the DRDO, and it must be willing to manufacture the system in India. As the announcement states, there is nothing preventing foreign companies from participating in the tender. |
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