'Tank Shields': Germany's Leopard 2 Has Received Trophy Protection System

If main battle tanks (MBTs) earned trophies, the German-made Leopard 2 would likely have a shelf full of the awards, but this week it received a different type of trophy – namely the Trophy active protection system, developed by Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. In a ceremony this week, Germany received the first Leopard 2 MBT to be equipped with the Trophy system, which has been in use on the Israel Defense Forces' MBTs for more than a decade.

Germany and Israel reached an agreement...