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ADD ON ARMOR

Rafael's Add On Armor Products

Rafael is a major and unique armor company dealing with all protection technologies: passive, reactive, hybrid and
Active Protection systems. Rafael conducts development, design, integration and production of the most advanced armor
systems to enhance the protection level of armored vehicles.
Rafael uses its extensive past experience to provide high level of protection, lightweight and low cost enhancements
integrated on all types of combat platforms. All armor products are modular and capable to protect combat vehicles from
a broad range of threats such as small and medium kinetic energy (KE) armor piercing (AP) projectiles, high energy anti-
tank Shaped Charges (SC), high speed fragments of artillery and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Explosive
Forming Projectiles (EFPs).
The performance and specifications of the systems meet the protection requirements and standards of the Israel Defense
Forces (IDF), the US Army, USMC and NATO force standards. The systems have been tested, qualified and approved for
application by the customers worldwide and are combat proven. Rafael had eight different add-on armor systems, served
in the Iraqi / Afghan theater with the coalition forces.

Reactive Armor

Rafael is the world leading company in the application of the reactive armor technology. It was the first company to
develop, design and integrates reactive armor systems on combat vehicles. The reactive armor is the most effective add-
on armor technology to protect Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV's), Armored Personal Carriers (APC's) and Main Battle
Tanks (MBT's) against shaped charge threats of Rockets and ATGMs.
For light armored vehicles, Rafael developed Hybrid armor which combines reactive and passive elements to provide
complete, 360 degrees protection against anti-tank rockets, medium KE AP projectiles and high speed fragments.
Upgraded multi-threat hybrid armor, Multi-Threat Armor Protection (MTAP) system has recently been developed to defeat
also EFPs and IEDs.
Rafael's reactive and hybrid system have been fitted to many combat vehicles worldwide. In the US, Rafael, together with
its partner General Dynamics ATP, integrated produced and supplied reactive / hybrid armor systems for the Bradley AFV
and the Stryker vehicles.

M60 Bradley M113

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