| Iron Curtain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Russo Ukrainan Conflict&lang=en&file=File:IronCurtainOnStryker.jpg) Iron Curtain on a Stryker armored fighting vehicle | |
| Type | Active Protection System |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Artis |
| Manufacturer | Artis |
| Specifications | |
Iron Curtain was an active protection system (APS) created in 2005 and designed by Artis, an American technology development and manufacturing firm. The system deactivated threats, such as rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and other shoulder-launched missiles.
The company currently markets its latest system known as "Sentinel," a third-generation, software-defined, modular, close-in APS which Artis claims offers full top-attack protection, extensive multishot protection, protection against fuzed and kinetic energy threats, minimal collateral damage, and expansible to defeat future threats, usually with just a software upgrade.[1]
The system had been tested as part of an accelerated acquisition effort by the U.S. Army to characterize and field active protection systems as quickly as possible.[2] It was evaluated on the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle, with two systems undergoing tests by the U.S. Army: one at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and the other at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.[3]
- ^ Artis Sentinel webpage, retrieved February 22, 2024
- ^ "Army to Equip brigade of Abrams with Active Protection Systems". National Defense Magazine. October 10, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Iron Curtain ready to bring active protection to Stryker". Defense News. October 9, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
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