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 ...

Following devastating armored losses in the early stages of the war, Russia is adapting. Recent footage reveals BMP-3 ...

First came Russia’s “turtle tank”, a metal shed rumbling across the battlefield. Then Ukraine laughed at the so-called “hairy ...

Explosive reactive armor is widely used on tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to defeat incoming warheads, but concerns ...

The Ukrainian army is up-armoring its American-made M-1A1 Abrams tanks—with a layer of explosive reactive armor. The ERA—sandwiches of plastic-explosive and steel that explode outward when struck—can ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The panopticon created by drones and cell phone cameras ubiquitous on Ukrainian battlefields has captured ...

Unlike past instances of ineffective shielding, Russia’s "dandelion" tank armor appears to be useful against FPV drones—and ...

Summary and Key Points: As the Russo-Ukraine War enters its third year, Russia faces an unsustainable loss of tanks, forcing it to redeploy Cold War-era T-62 tanks with additional armor. However, the ...