US Army will receive Iron Fist technology thanks to the war in Ukraine - The Telegraph

The most modern version of Bradley M2A4E1 is one of the first American combat vehicles, upgraded on the basis of lessons that the Pentagon has taken out of war in Ukraine. Many critics of assistance to Ukraine, apparently, do not realize that most of the money is spent in the United States and often goes on improved equipment for the US army. About it reports The Telegraph. For example, some of the funds allocated to Ukraine were directed to the latest Iron Fist active protection technology.

The US Army Army Park has got it much faster. The United States usually transfer old weapons to Ukraine from their reserves, and then use the approved funds of "assistance to Ukraine" to re -equipment US troops with new weapons instead of the old one. In fact, about $ 140 billion, which the US will spend on Ukraine during the first three years of the war, are actually spent on the modernization of the US Armed Forces. The M2 Bradley infantry fighting park is a great example.

In exchange for the transfer of old M2 M2, Washington received new M2 from the Bae Systems conveyor in Pennsylvania. The US Presidential Administration Joe Baiden has supplied more than 200 m2a2 of the 90s. Elite 47 Ukrainian OMBR uses 33 tonne caterpillars with 25 mm car cars to restrain Russian attacks. Thanks to the financing of the Armed Forces, the US Army receives completely new M2A4E1 Bradley models - they are replacing M2A2, which are now being transmitted in Ukraine.

It is unknown how many M2A4E1 are purchased by Americans, but the replacement of the old ones is replaced by new ones. "The army has received funding for the purchase of M2A4E1 for every" Bradley ", transferred to Ukraine," the US Army Army has said. Representatives of the department named M2A4E1 "the most modern version of Bradley" with the highest level of survival.

In addition, it is also one of the first American combat vehicles to be upgraded based on the lessons that the Pentagon received, watching the fighting in Ukraine. The M2A4E1 version has all the improved characteristics of M2A2, including an accurate gun, reliable armor, improved infrared sight and air conditioning system for crew. Among other things, the new BMP was supplemented by the Iron Fist active protection system. It is about a new type of missile protection and drones.

Most armored vehicles only "passive" protection - that is, armor and, in fact, the body of the machine. The new "active" protection is aimed at intercepting the enemy's fire before it reaches the machine. Most active protection systems work on the same principle. Some of these systems are used in the most advanced armies of the world, including the Israeli Army. Tiny radars located around the tower of the machine find a rocket, a projectile or a approach that is approaching and actuations.

Tiny missiles with accurate guidance are triggered for interception. "Iron Fist" and other active protection systems significantly increased the chances of survival of Israeli soldiers who fight against Hezbolla and Hamas. M2A4E1 is one of the first US fighting vehicles with active protection, which makes it still effective for wars similar to that lasts in Ukraine. With tiny FPV-Dron, which everywhere along the front line.

In most armored vehicles, the thickest armor is located in the front of the case and tower. But drones can attack the side, back and even from above where the armor is thinner. The active protection system protects transport from all sides, not just in front. The war in Ukraine has pushed other countries to invest in tiny shock drones. Soon the ubiquitous FPV can be a problem in every major conflict. The US will need active protection for all combat vehicles, not just a few recent ones.