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by Andrew White <\/p>\n
Plath's metallic mock up resembling a Boxer armored personnel carrier (APC), used to illustrate the cylindrical COMINT payload's integration on board a generic ground combat vehicle. (Plath)<\/p>\n
Electronic warfare specialist Plath is developing a communications intelligence (COMINT) payload to assist armoured vehicles in the detection and defeat of anti-tank weapons.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Janes, company officials described how the innovative sensor technology was being designed with new technologies to support multiple platforms on land. <\/p>\n
Plath is conducting internal research and development to design the payload. However, company sources also confirmed Plath was seeking additional funding from the German Armed Forces.<\/p>\n
According to Dr. Ronald M. Meixner, chief executive officer of Plath Signal Products, the new payload comprises a communications warning receiver designed to detect the electromagnetic pulse generated by the launch of anti-tank guided munitions.<\/p>\n
Once the launch of anti-tank ammunition has been successfully identified, Meixner described how a vehicle's active protection system (APS) could then be cued to defeat the incoming round through either the deployment of soft or hard kill effects.<\/p>\n
Meixner said that several trials have been conducted in co-operation with Rheinmetall, manufacturer of the StrikeShield APS.<\/p>\n
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