Plasan Unveils New Suite of Survivability Systems for Armored Platforms

Plasan, an Israeli manufacturer specializing in survivability and mission-ready mobility solutions, is launching three new survivability systems designed to address evolving threats targeting armored fighting vehicles and tactical platforms on the modern battlefield.

The new systems — LAPS (Leg Active Protection System), ATHENA (Advanced Thickening Energetic Armour), and TAPS (Top Attack Protection System) — expand the company’s survivability portfolio with technologies focused on mine blast protection, top-attack protection, and advanced armor solutions.

LAPS, an active survivability system, significantly enhances mine blast protection without increasing vehicle weight or compromising internal space. Integrated within the Energy Attenuating Seat (EAS) structure, the system detects mine blast events within milliseconds and immediately lifts the legs of occupants before floor impact, reducing the risk of lower-limb injuries. The system is designed to support lighter, lower-profile, and more efficient vehicle designs while improving overall protection.

Plasan is also introducing ATHENA, a non-explosive reactive armor solution designed to counter a wide range of battlefield threats, including shaped charge jets, RPGs, explosively formed penetrators (EFPs), and kinetic penetrators. The system combines composite armor with an expanding interlayer that reacts upon impact to disrupt incoming threats, while eliminating the risks associated with explosive or semi-explosive armor systems.

In addition, the company is presenting its TAPS top-attack protection system, developed to counter threats targeting the upper surfaces of armored fighting vehicles, including various types of submunition bomblets. Designed as an add-on protection system mounted above vehicle roof surfaces, TAPS provides additional shielding against kinetic threats and artillery fragments. According to Plasan, the system has been successfully tested by multiple Western armies and approved for field deployment.

“These new solutions reflect the evolving requirements of modern battlefield survivability and the need to address increasingly complex threats targeting combat platforms,” said Gilad Ariav, VP Marketing at Plasan. “Our focus is on developing advanced survivability technologies that enhance protection while supporting operational flexibility and platform efficiency.”