23 Jul 2012 13:27

Medvedev watches tank active protection system tests in Moscow region

KOLOMNA. July 23 (Interfax-AVN) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has watched tests of the Arena tank active protection system at the Kolomna Engineering Design Bureau range.

He was given a tour of the bureau's products, including Khrizantema and Shturm systems, and taken to a bunker located near the testing bench.

A cumulative anti-tank grenade was fired from a man-portable launcher at the Arena-protected tank from the distance of 70 meters. The protection system calculates the grenade trajectory and fires a projectile, which destroys the grenade.