Russian tanks use several explosive reactive armor systems, and the differences matter on the battlefield. This video breaks ...

Weapons developments out of Ukraine come quick and often sudden. Case in point a Ukrainian Leopard 2 that has appeared in the field sporting an outer crust of explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks ...

One particularly effective advance was Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), where the tank's hull is covered with steel boxes filled with high explosives. These boxes are designed to detonate if hit by a ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s clear some Russian troops don’t know how their armor works. Photos that recently circulated online depict Russian Gaz-66 trucks wearing blocks of explosive reactive armor. The armor won’t protect ...

As Russia’s economy contracts and defense spending falls from its peak, we examine whether its military hardware still ...

The panopticon created by drones and cell phone cameras ubiquitous on Ukrainian battlefields has captured many extraordinary mechanized battles from multiple perspectives. One of the more curious is a ...

The first functional tank ever built was the venerable Little Willie, constructed in 1915 by the British William Foster & Co. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a proof of concept. The ...

Summary and Key Points: Main battle tanks (MBTs) are pivotal in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with both sides deploying various models, including Soviet-era tanks. -Russia’s tank fleet has suffered ...