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Trophy APS on Leopard 2A8 for Four More Nations

Leopard 2A8 with Trophy APS [© EuroTrophy: Kevsan Pictures Photography]

EuroTrophy and KNDS Deutschland sign a multi-nation contract to supply the Trophy APS to four new Leopard 2A8 user nations.

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Press Release, Frankfurt am Main, 19 January 2026: EuroTrophy GmbH announces that it had signed a 330 Million Euros contract with KNDS Deutschland to supply Trophy Active Protection Systems (APS) for the Leopard 2A8programmes for Lithuania, The Netherlands, Czech Republic and Croatia.

The contract also includes spare parts, courses and trainings packages as well other logistic equipment needed for the through-life-support of the APS. The Leopard 2A8includes the Trophy APS as part of its standard configuration, hence allowing true interoperability and full commonality within the said nations.

With this achievement, Trophy becomes the NATO Active Protection System of choice, enabling the full spectrum of protection capabilities needed in the eastern front, and on the modern battlefield. Trophy was integrated on all major Western Main Battle Tanks including Leopard 2, Abrams M1 and Merkava IV, as well as lighter platforms such as the Boxer, the Patria AMV, the Namer APC and other wheeled and tracked IFVs.

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