Russian Tank Equipped with Revolutionary Explosive Reactive Armor

A video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows a T-72B3 tank with a "cope cage" covered in Kontakt-1 explosive reactive armor bricks, designed to counter loitering munitions and drones. The ERA works to defend against attacks by armor-penetrating weapons by detonating on impact, disrupting the weapon's effects or destroying it outright. It is unclear if the Kontakt-1 bricks could make the cope cage more viable against top-attack capable anti-tank missiles. The evolution and proliferation of these screens has been ongoing, with work still ongoing to make them serve their intended purpose in a more robust manner.