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The US military has awarded General Dynamics a $ 280 million contract to supply “Tropical” active defense systems (windbreaker) made by the Israeli company Rafael for installation on Abrahams M1A2 SEPv3 and M1A2 SEPv2 tanks.
The website Armyrecognition.com notes that General Dynamics first introduced to the public the Abraham M1A2 SEPv2 tank equipped with the “Tropical” system in September 2021.
It will be recalled that as early as October 2017, we reported on the Israel Defense website that the US Army had ordered a “tropical” system (windbreaker) from General Dynamics to be installed on the Abraham M1A2 SEPv2 tank. American in these systems.