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Sputnik International
autoevolution 23 Feb 2021, 14:46 UTC ·
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Simply put, MAPS acts like a force shield without actually being a force shield. The technology comes as a kit that comprises the controller and software, acquisition and tracking sensors, and countermeasures. All these are meant to surround Army war machines with a bubble of detection and destruction that should make them impenetrable for enemy weapons.
More to the point, MAPS detects when an enemy weapon has been fired at, say, the Abrams tank it is fitted on. It then sends a signal to the vehicle’s countermeasures to engage and destroy the incoming projectile.
Lockheed Martin will supply up to 20 Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) base kits to US Army combat vehicles under a contract totaling up to $30M.
Army to Test New Anti-Missile System to Protect Tanks, Bradleys and Strykers
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry Regiment, Montana Army National Guard, push on in their Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a defensive attack training exercise at the National Training Center (NTC) in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 1, 2019 (Cpl. Alisha Grezlik/115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
19 Feb 2021
The Army will soon start testing a Lockheed Martin anti-missile defense system designed to work with the service s M1 tanks and Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles.
Under a three-year agreement announced Tuesday, Lockheed will provide its Modular Active Protection System, or MAPS, base kit, which includes a framework of vehicle sensors and countermeasures designed to detect, track and destroy rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles, according to a company news release.