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xsub1223342 said:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineRussiaReport/comments/1q1c211
I dont have the translation but this video (1:40) shows that the Arena is still being developed and it looks like they plan on putting a ammo box for the APS on the side of the tank. I always felt that APS had a too few of a ammo capacity to deal with the amount of FPS's we see now. Even Hedgehog styles of tanks take dozens and dozens of drones to destroy which is the high end of the amount of drones a tank may experience. During the early parts of the war I think the number was probably around a dozen or so.

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APS in general don't tend to have many charges in them, if they are reloadable at all in the first place. Only the latest versions of Trophy can reload and it only holds 3 charges per launcher, Iron Fist only have two charges por launcher and have to be reloaded by hand, if I remember correctly.

Its a matter of trade-offs what you want to prioritize; adding more charges and a reload mechanism means more complexity and weight which forces you to instead reduce the number of launchers to compensate. Fixed casette launchers are simpler but you need more of them to cover a given area from multiple angles, and so on.

At the end of the day, the best way is a combination of APS, Jammers and properly designed cope cages.

I'm no military expert but if they have the means to detect drones, wouldn't it be better to install a remote weapon station with a shot gun ? Things like Trophy and Arena-M seem like way too overkill.

Uralvagonzavod has delivered a batch of T-90M Proryv tanks and upgraded T-72B3M tanks to the Russian Ministry of Defense. This delivery completes all contractual obligations through 2025. The T-90M tanks will reportedly be equipped with the Arena-M active protection system, but the timeline for this is still unclear. The Arena-M system is currently being upgraded, with its software being improved and an "Anti-Drone" mode added. In the new version, the Arena-M active protection system will also detect fiber-optic-controlled drones. It's worth noting that no one in the world has yet been able to adequately protect tanks from fiber-optic drones. The design of the T-90M Proryv tanks is currently being continually improved, with efforts underway to enhance their protective capabilities, operational parameters, and technical capabilities.