AMAP - ADS AMAP - ADS ( active defence system ) is a hard - kill active protection system ( APS ) , developed by the German company ADS Gesellschaft für aktive Schutzsysteme , a daughter company of Rheinmetall and IBD Deisenroth Engineering ( ) , as part of their Advanced Modular Armor Protection protection concept . The system is also known under the name AAC in Sweden and as Shark in France . Due to its modular design it can be adapted to a broad range of vehicles . In particular , it is capable of protecting light vehicles against large caliber weapons which the vehicles ' light armor wouldn ' t stop . Design . The system has a modular design that can be adapted to almost every vehicle ; it weighs 140 kg for light vehicles and up to 500 kg for heavy vehicles . The main elements are the sensor - countermeasure modules arranged all around the vehicle . A processor determines the type and the trajectory of the approaching target . Subsequently a countermeasure module close to the calculated impact point is activated . This countermeasure ejects " directed energy " , destroying or disrupting the approaching threat so that it cannot penetrate the vehicle . The arrangement of sensors and countermeasures provides a hemispherical protection . The overlapping sectors of the sensor - countermeasure modules enable the system to defeat multi - attacks . Due to the short reaction time of approximately 560 microseconds , threats can be eliminated at ranges of approximately 10 m , not depending on the speed of the threat . AMAP - ADS is one of the fastest active protection systems , faster than Quick Kill , Iron Fist or Trophy . Since the countermeasures create a non - fragmenting strong directed energy beam , collateral damage to nearby troops or civilians is minimized . These are important aspects in urban environments . In comparison to other hard - kill systems , there are no moving parts . This makes ADS light and reduces power requirements . Therefore it can be installed on lightweight vehicles . The system is not intended to completely substitute for passive base armor . Larger caliber projectiles will only be fragmented and not entirely deflected . Therefore , a minimum of passive armor is still required to absorb the residual energy of the fragments . Applications . Prototypes have already been tested on several vehicles including Marder , SEP , CV90120 , AMV 8x8 and LMV . An Asian nation has decided to use AMAP - ADS as active protection system on their vehicles , while a number of European armies are considering buying it . Successful demonstrations . AMAP - ADS has been tested on several platforms . As part of the AAC ( " Active Armor Concept " ) it was installed on the SEP designed by BAE Systems Hägglunds . On the 17th of April it was tested in Sweden under urban combat conditions . Threat rejection and multi - hit capability were proven , when 7 . 62 mm rounds and RPG - 7 s were fired from a short distance of some 50 m , a range typical for urban missions . US testings . A Textron ASV vehicle has been modified and equipped with the AMAP - ADS hardkill - system . Then it was tested 6 weeks extensively at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville , Alabama . These tests were overlooked by the Office of the Secretary of Defense . Different types of RPGs and ATGMs were launched at various spots like the sides or the roof from close range ( , including mulit - hit attacks , in which multiple threats were used in a short period of time . AMAP - ADS met or even exceeded all US requirements during the tests . The operationability in hot climates was also proven .