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A recently released video highlights the Israeli Iron Fist active protection system’s ability to down incoming drones. This comes as the system’s popularity has been growing globally, including with multiple contracts to install them on U.S. Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles. TWZ has previously explored in detail how hard-kill active protection systems like Iron Fist could give tanks and other armored vehicles a critical layer of protection against ever-growing uncrewed aerial threats.

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January 30, 2026

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