BAE Systems has been awarded the Soft Kill Active Protection System (APS) programme of record by the US Army, which covers equipping ground vehicles with advanced electronic warfare capabilities, the company announced on 27 May 2026.

The programme leverages BAE Systems’ Rapid Optical Observation and Kill (ROOK) system to disrupt and defeat incoming threats, including unmanned aerial vehicles and anti-tank missiles, enhancing crew and vehicle survivability and mission effectiveness.

ROOK is a leading soft-kill countermeasure system, providing improved situational awareness and threat response in complex battlefield conditions. The system’s electronic countermeasures defeat threats before they reach the vehicle by confusing or jamming their guidance systems. This renders the threats ineffective while preserving the limited magazine depth of hard-kill kinetic countermeasures.

You can read the press release here.