Sentinel active protection system
Sentinel Active Protection System
Introducing Sentinel, a third-generation active protection system (APS) offering the world’s most advanced protection of military vehicles and other ground infrastructure.
Artis’ Sentinel APS features side- and top-attack protection, and in addition to defeating fuzed threats such as ATGMs, RPGs, and recoilless rifle rounds, it can protect against loitering threats, including drones and other UAVs that carry munitions. Sentinel is also able to attack tank-fired and other kinetic rounds.
It is a digitally driven system that can quickly defend against new threats that proliferate on the battlefield, usually with just a software upgrade. This capability enhances warfighter safety and mission success, and it reduces life-cycle sustainment costs.
Sentinel’s modular design means militaries can put the A-Kit, which consists of mounting brackets and cables, on all their ground vehicles — including main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, troop carriers and others — and easily install the Sentinel B-Kit on vehicles when they are headed to harm’s way. The system can be installed on its own, or complement other vehicle protection systems such as explosive reactor armor.
Safety is key to Sentinel’s design, and its use of dual sensors essentially eliminates the risk of false alarms, and consequently false firing. Moreover, the system’s use of extremely high-speed sensing and parallel processing help to intercept and destroy a multitude of threats close to the vehicle, affording the highest level of protection with the least collateral damage, keeping vehicle occupants, dismounted troops and civilians safe.
Introducing Sentinel, a third-generation active protection system (APS) offering the world’s most advanced protection of military vehicles and other ground infrastructure.
Artis’ Sentinel APS features side- and top-attack protection, and in addition to defeating fuzed threats such as ATGMs, RPGs, and recoilless rifle rounds, it can protect against loitering threats, including drones and other UAVs that carry munitions. Sentinel is also able to attack tank-fired and other kinetic rounds.
It is a digitally driven system that can quickly defend against new threats that proliferate on the battlefield, usually with just a software upgrade. This capability enhances warfighter safety and mission success, and it reduces life-cycle sustainment costs.
Sentinel’s modular design means militaries can put the A-Kit, which consists of mounting brackets and cables, on all their ground vehicles — including main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, troop carriers and others — and easily install the Sentinel B-Kit on vehicles when they are headed to harm’s way. The system can be installed on its own, or complement other vehicle protection systems such as explosive reactor armor.
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Sentinel can be integrated onto any ground vehicle, including tracked or wheeled platforms, and onto fixed sites such as buildings and other infrastructure. Sentinel is built upon the shoulders of previous Artis systems, which have been installed and tested on the Stryker, the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), the M-ATV, and the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee). Sentinel is made in the USA and offers:
- Affordability;
- Advanced radar queueing capabilities;
- New optical sensors designed to improve target recognition;
- New, more lethal countermeasures;
- Redesigned digital architecture offering expansive protection and greater adaptability to future threats;
- Exceptionally extensive multi-shot capability;
- All-weather protection against a broad array of threats;
- System modularity, including the ability to interface with the U.S. Army’s Vehicle Base Kit;
- Ruggedized, dependable solid-state components and built-in test capability; and
- Smart, low-cost lifecycle sustainment costs.
Sentinel can be integrated onto any ground vehicle, including tracked or wheeled platforms, and onto fixed sites such as buildings and other infrastructure. Sentinel is built upon the shoulders of previous Artis systems, which have been installed and tested on the Stryker, the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), the M-ATV, and the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee). Sentinel is made in the USA and offers:
- Affordability;
- Advanced radar queueing capabilities;
- New optical sensors designed to improve target recognition;
- New, more lethal countermeasures;
- Redesigned digital architecture offering expansive protection and greater adaptability to future threats;
- Exceptionally extensive multi-shot capability;
- All-weather protection against a broad array of threats;
- System modularity, including the ability to interface with the U.S. Army’s Vehicle Base Kit;
- Ruggedized, dependable solid-state components and built-in test capability; and
- Smart, low-cost lifecycle sustainment costs.
History
History
Artis began its APS work in 2004 as part of a DARPA project. The system quickly succeeded during its first live-fire test. Since that time, the system has undergone numerous government tests. During a live-fire test as part of the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle, the Iron Curtain system received a perfect score.
Safety has always been a top priority at Artis, and our software architecture has been approved via the Joint Services Weapons Safety Review process. Today, Sentinel is a smart choice for vehicle protection.
Artis began its APS work in 2004 as part of a DARPA project. The system quickly succeeded during its first live-fire test. Since that time, the system has undergone numerous government tests. During a live-fire test as part of the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle, the Iron Curtain system received a perfect score.
Safety has always been a top priority at Artis, and our software architecture has been approved via the Joint Services Weapons Safety Review process. Today, Sentinel is a smart choice for vehicle protection.