Justin Leopold-Cohen & Bradley Bowman
Drones and ground-launched munitions have decimated Russian and Ukrainian tank fleets, and U.S. allies are looking to Israeli technology to ensure their tanks aren’t next.
EuroTrophy GmbH signed a contract in January for approximately $380 million to outfit Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks ordered by Lithuania, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Croatia with the Trophy Active Protection System (APS). EuroTrophy GmbH is the German subsidiary of Israeli defense manufacturer Rafael and a joint venture of General Dynamics European Land Systems and KNDS Deutschland.
This purchase is just the latest example in which Israeli technology is helping increase European defense capabilities and advance U.S. and transatlantic interests. In December 2025, Germany deployed the Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system, Israel’s largest single defense export to date.
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