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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Explosive Reactive Armor is a powerful defense system designed to protect tanks from incoming anti-tank weapons. When triggered, it detonates outward to disrupt the threat, but this reaction can be ...

Explosive reactive armor, or ERA for short, is a pretty common form of protection for ground vehicles, mostly tanks and infantry fighting vehicles. It is mostly found on "eastern" tanks, but is also ...