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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Ukrainian army has begun adding blocks of explosive reactive armor to its German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks, in the process creating a uniquely Ukrainian version of the classic 1980s-vintage tank. Let ...

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 ...

KUBINKA (Moscow region), June 16. /TASS/. Russia’s tank designed on the Armata platform has got a new-generation active armour, a military-industrial complex source told TASS on Tuesday. "This is ...

This just may be the least safe protective garment ever: an exploding bullet-proof vest. You might have thought that jackets with built-in explosives were strictly for suicide bombers. But this design ...