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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The boxy explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks around the sides of the hull, known as Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles (BRAT), are but ...

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

As the conflict in Ukraine evolves, Russia has introduced a significant armored upgrade: a rare variant of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with the 4S24 Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) kit ...

Russian troops launch a Lancet. Russia’s newest Lancet explosive drones apparently fire slugs of molten metal that can shoot right past the add-on armor Ukrainian troops count on to protect their ...

Tanks are built to survive huge blasts, yet one of the most dangerous anti-tank weapons works by doing something far stranger ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: the Javelin is such an effective weapons system that who gets one is can be a major political issue. The U.S.-made FGM-148 Javelin is one of the ...