I don't know if Drake was actually the first to make the prediction, but a Hammer's Slammers novel was the first place I recall running across the prediction of tanks mounting some sort of active defense against RPGs and missiles.
It turns out the Israeli's have built such a system: The Trophy System (video uploaded in 2006). Which at first glance appears to be a combination of radar, and self-forging projectiles that can be popped out when needed.
I discovered the video after reading an article in The Atlantic about the US military getting ready to add a similar system to its vehicles (there's another similar video embedded on the article's page). From the article the Israeli's have actually already had the system stop at least one attack in a non-test situation.
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.
It turns out the Israeli's have built such a system: The Trophy System (video uploaded in 2006). Which at first glance appears to be a combination of radar, and self-forging projectiles that can be popped out when needed.
I discovered the video after reading an article in The Atlantic about the US military getting ready to add a similar system to its vehicles (there's another similar video embedded on the article's page). From the article the Israeli's have actually already had the system stop at least one attack in a non-test situation.
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.