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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When an explosive detonates, the expanding airblast is powerful enough to shred unarmored vehicles and send debris flying. But that shockwave, no matter how intense, cannot cut through the hardened ...

Not every vehicle needs Explosive Reactive Armor - and in some cases, it can do more harm than good. We broke down why slapping ERA onto light platforms is a flawed trend, from added risk to ...