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

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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

Summary and Key Points: Main battle tanks (MBTs) are pivotal in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with both sides deploying various models, including Soviet-era tanks. -Russia’s tank fleet has suffered ...