For now, the Russian military may be considering increasing the number of Arena-M counter munitions to intercept incoming drones and other projectiles. But as Euromaidan Press explained, space constraints for the turret-mounted projectile launchers could ultimately limit that approach.
Concerns beyond the war in Ukraine
The limitations of active protection systems against drones have also appeared beyond the battlefields in Ukraine during the US-Israeli war against Iran. When the Israeli military sent troops into Lebanon to fight the Iranian-backed faction Hezbollah, the Israeli Merkava 4 tanks came equipped with Trophy active protection systems developed by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
But Hezbollah militants published multiple videos showing their small
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