Rheinmetall and ADS have conducted the live-fire testing of the active defence system (ADS) to demonstrate the system’s capability to destroy threats in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle.
During the testing, a rocket-propelled grenade launcher (RPG-7) fired from a distance of 18m was intercepted and destroyed by the ADS equipped on the Fuchs/Fox 1A8 armoured transport vehicle.
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The ADS sensors detected, identified and destroyed the incoming projectile, causing minimal collateral damage to the vehicle due to its active and passive protection systems.
The AMAP-ADS is an advanced system that provides military vehicles with a high level of crew survivability.
The capability of the system to integrate onto a 6×6 vehicle without altering the basic parameters of volume, weight and electrical output and mobility was tested earlier this year.
The German Army has already placed a first serial order for the system.
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