Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...

Video shows a Russian T-72B3 tank from its Western Military District thundering through the mud with an overhead metal screen, widely termed “cope cage” by Ukrainian troops, with an added layer of ...

For decades, tanks have been a symbol of battlefield dominance, combining firepower, protection, and mobility.

Steve Balestrieri, a National Security Columnist and former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO, provides a technical and strategic ...

Explosive reactive armor is designed to defeat incoming warheads, yet concerns remain about its effects on nearby troops. This episode examines how ERA functions, the risks involved, and whether its ...

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 ...

Russian troops are struggling to properly fit their tanks with Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), adding to "heavy attrition" in combat, according to Britain's Ministry of Defense. Russia has become ...

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 ...

The ‘Tankbuster’ still lives up to its name. Results of recent live fire testing by the US Air Force (USAF) found that, 50 years after its inception, A-10C Thunderbolts can still crack open the armour ...