Group : ATGM & RPG Countermeasures
Status : Active
Origin : Russia
Contractors : KBM, Kurganmashzavod
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2008
Total Production : ?

The Arena-E defensive aids suite is an armored vehicle protection system intended against guided and unguided anti-tank missiles and rocket propelled grenades. The system has been designed to counter multiple incoming threats simultaneously. Arena-E detects threats targeting the protected vehicle launched at ranges of 50 meters from the vehicle with speeds between 70 and 700 meters per second while discriminating the rounds and missiles fired by the vehicle's guns and battlefield debris which typically are below 70 meters per second. The Arena-E is an organic component of the upgraded BMP-3M armored infantry fighting vehicle.

The Arena-E systems consists of a turret-mounted radar and defensive directed munitions which are intended to intercept the incoming threat. The system including radar and munitions weighs roughly 900 kg. The all-weather, automatic Arena-E protection system provides a coverage of +/-110-degree in azimuth and -5 to +15-degree in elevation.

Group : ATGM & RPG Countermeasures
Status : Active
Origin : Russia
Contractor : KBM
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : April 2023
Total Production : ?

The Arena-M is a heavily upgraded variant of the Arena reactive-armor protection system unveiled in April 2023. The system features a jam-resistant multi-functional threat detection radar along with protective munitions launched from silos located around the tank turret. The Arena-M is intended to protect T-72, T-80 and T-90 tanks from anti-tank grenades and anti-tank guided missile systems. The Arena-M has been tested against Russian-made anti-tank weapon as well as advanced Western-made anti-tank weapons captured during the Special Military Operation in Ukraine.