British Intelligence Ukraine war map as of Mar. 3

British Intelligence Ukraine war map as of Mar. 3

British Intelligence Update as of Mar 3

Despite the war in Ukraine, Russian defence companies continue to showcase their products at major international arms fairs.

The Arena-E active protection system (APS), designed to improve the survivability of armoured vehicles, was displayed at a recent event.

Its promotional literature states that it ‘defeats the threats that are most dangerous for armoured vehicle if you value your armour and crews you need Arena-E’.

There has been no evidence of Arena-E systems being installed on Russia’s own vehicles in Ukraine, where it has lost over 5,000 armoured vehicles.

This is likely due to Russian industry’s inability to manufacture high-tech systems at scale; a problem which is exacerbated by the effect of international sanctions.