Elbit Systems announced today that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 130 million to supply Iron Fist Active Protection Systems (APS) to BAE Systems Hägglunds.
The systems will be installed on the CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) as part of a project of a European country and the contract will be performed over a period of five and a half years.
Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager, Elbit Systems Land: “Following the contracts signed in recent years, we are honored to be awarded this important contract by BAE Systems Hägglunds for a European country. Elbit Systems’ Iron Fist Active Protection Systems have once again been selected by a leading OEM and an advanced military, as an innovative solution to protect armored platforms and troops, assisting them in accomplishing their missions safely.”
First developed by Israel Military Industries (IMI) in 2006, the Iron Fist APS is an advanced Hard Kill system aimed at enhancing the self-defence capabilities of armoured platforms against modern battlefield threats. It is the Israel Defense Force’s second-generation APS and is characterized by high performance and low volume, weight, and power requirements.
Iron Fist series of APS delivers protection against anti-tank threats while increasing the survivability of the platform or vehicle. The series includes a light configuration for IFVs, armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) and logistic vehicles, and a heavier configuration for main battle tanks (MBT).
The solutions provide interception of anti-tank threats by precise-detection technologies and capabilities to detect, identify, classify the threat, and respond to hostile fire threats in various engagement scenarios, all without endangering the operators or harming the defending platforms. The Iron Fist APS utilizes a blast interceptor to defeat the threat without initiating its warhead.
The Iron Fist sensor suite is equipped with advanced detection, classification, and hostile fire source location capabilities against various anti-armour threats. The system uses radar and optics to quickly and accurately detect threats while minimizing false alarms.
It can detect and identify a wide range of anti-tank threats, including short-range RPGs, recoilless rifled ammunition, and anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). In addition, it can handle tank rounds such as HEAT and KE. The sensor suite is capable of handling multiple threats simultaneously and provides the crew with accurate counter-attack capabilities against the source of the attack.
