![]() ![]() ![]() Watling says the second issue is no longer having a jamming advantage. “If we think about an adversary like Russia, we would expect pretty substantial jamming and disruption in terms of our communication systems and significant electronic warfare monitoring.” That is seen as an essential capability in terms of protecting against modern threats.” One of the key elements of the BAE proposal for the Black Night variant is integrating Iron Fist, which is an Israeli active defence system. “A way a number of states have been looking at dealing with that is having active protection systems that essentially intercept incoming munitions. They lost a few in Syria fighting against opponents who had pretty basic kit like wire-guided missiles – TOWs. In particular, if we think about the Leopard 2 A4 variant, which was supplied to Turkey. “But they have had certain vulnerabilities exposed over the past few years. “If we think about the family of tanks that were developed towards the end of the Cold War-the Leopard 2, Challenger 2 and M1 Abrams- they were very effective tanks, and could certainly outclass anything the Soviet Union had at the time,” says Watling. Challenger 2 upgrades: capabilities to meet modern threats ![]()
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