August 3, 2009: In Afghanistan, most light armored vehicles are using Slat armor (most prominently seen on Stryker armor vehicles since 2003) for protection against RPGs (small rocket warheads with ...

MOSUL, Iraq – An internal U.S. Army report detailing flaws in a new $11 billion armored personnel carrier known as the Stryker has come under criticism from soldiers who use the vehicle in combat. The ...

The overhead metal screens, known as ‘cope cages,’ which have become a trademark of Russian vehicles fighting in Ukraine, are now a prominent feature at the Army ...

MOSUL, Iraq, April 2 -- An internal U.S. Army report detailing flaws in a new $11 billion armored personnel carrier known as the Stryker has come under criticism from soldiers who use the vehicle in ...

Tank and AFV News has a collection of armored vehicles from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria sporting unusual-looking armor upgrades. The armor, ranging from strings of spare tires wheels to what ...

Like the AK-47, the Soviet RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade has become one of the most widely-distributed infantry weapons on Earth, used by everyone from E8 nations to guerrilla insurgency groups in ...

With regards to protection, the T-90Ms seen in the field use Relikt like the T-72B3 and T-80BVM, but the T-90M makes extensive use of slat armor with slat panels protecting the turret ring and rear ...

REACTIVE ARMOR: The fourth Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) will have reactive armor, Army officials say. "The slat armor was an interim solution. Reactive armor and an active protection system for ...

KUBINKA /Moscow Region/, June 27. /TASS/. Russia’s BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles will get extra protection with slat armor and steel screens to shield them against rocket-propelled grenade ...