Norway to buy Rafaels Trophy protection system

Although Norway is among the European international locations most crucial of Israel, what occurs within the diplomatic area isn’t essentially mirror in protection procurement. Germany has begun supplying Norway with Leopard 2A8NOR tanks within the first sale of the superior platform, which additionally carries Israeli expertise. Every 2A8-series tank has the Eurotrophy system, the European model of Israeli firm Rafael Superior Protection Methods Trophy, lively safety system for navy armored automobiles.

Eurotrophy is a three way partnership by Rafael, Germany’s KMW and Normal Dynamics Land Methods Europe for the manufacturing, advertising and marketing and sale of Trophy techniques in Europe. Trophy has been operational since 2010. In 2018, Trophy was bought to the US Armored Forces and in 2021, it was chosen for the German Leopard and British Challenger tanks.

The system is at the moment put in on 16 platforms world wide, however it had not been operated on any main scale to guard tanks till the warfare which started in October 2023, with lots of of maneuverable techniques within the subject. In assembly the problem of anti-tank missiles, which navy specialists outline as unprecedented, the system is efficiently withstanding assaults from Hezbollah on Israel’s northern entrance.

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on Might 7, 2026.

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