NATO's New Tanks Can Shoot Down Incoming Missiles. The Playbook to Use Them Doesn't Exist Yet

Hardware | Active protection changes what armored formations can risk, but NATO still needs tactics for tanks that can fight through missiles

DefenseHub · Thursday · Hardware · June 03, 2026

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Norway just received its first two Leopard 2A8 tanks fitted with the Trophy Active Protection System, making it the first European delivery of a platform that Israel has combat-tested for over a decade. The hardware is proven. The harder question is whether NATO armies will rewrite their tactics to exploit…