TROPHY APS has Been Selected by 4 NATO Countries for Their Leopard 2 A8 Fleets

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems today welcomed the signing of a multi-nation contract between EuroTrophy GmbH and KNDS Deutschland to supply TROPHY® Active Protection Systems (APS) for the Leopard 2 A8 programs of Lithuania, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Croatia.

Valued at approximately €330 million, the contract includes the delivery of TROPHY® APS systems, spare parts, training packages, and comprehensive logistical support to ensure long-term availability and through-life sustainment. Trophy® is integrated as part of the Leopard 2 A8’s standard configuration, enabling interoperability and commonality across the participating NATO forces.

Meir Ben Tzook, Chairman of the Board of EuroTrophy:
The selection of TROPHY® by multiple European NATO nations reflects a clear and shared confidence in the system itself. Trophy has demonstrated that it delivers the level of survivability, reliability, and interoperability modern armored forces require. Through EuroTrophy, European armies benefit from a combat-proven active protection system that is produced, integrated, and sustained in Europe, while fully aligned with NATO operational standards. This agreement firmly establishes Trophy as a cornerstone capability for Europe’s armored forces.”

EVP Tzvi Marmor, Head of the Land & Naval Systems Division at Rafael, commented: “The joint selection of TROPHY® by four NATO nations reflects a clear consensus that active protection has become a foundational requirement for modern armored forces. As the world’s only combat-proven APS, Trophy provides comprehensive survivability against advanced anti-tank threats while enhancing situational awareness, interoperability, and operational freedom across main battle tanks and lighter armored platforms.”

Developed by Rafael, TROPHY® is the world’s only combat-proven active protection system, designed to detect, track, and neutralize modern anti-tank threats in real time. Beyond hard-kill protection, Trophy delivers critical situational awareness to armored crews, directly supporting survivability, mission continuity, and operational effectiveness in dense and complex threat environments.

TROPHY® has been integrated on leading Western armored platforms, including the Leopard 2, M1 Abrams, and Merkava main battle tanks, and has also been selected for integration on additional next-generation platforms such as the K2 Black Panther. The system is increasingly being adopted on lighter armored vehicles including Boxer, Patria AMV, and Namer APCs, reflecting the evolution of active protection into a core element of modern armored force design.

EuroTrophy serves as Rafael’s European hub for TROPHY® APS, providing localized vehicle integration, lifecycle support, and customer-specific services tailored to European operational and industrial requirements.