The US Army is testing Allen Control Systems’ Bullfrog counter-drone weapon station on Abrams tanks and Bradley IFVs. The move reflects an urgent push to give frontline armor its own defense against the fast-evolving drone threat seen in Ukraine and the Middle East. On 30 October 2025, Allen Control Systems announced on X that the US Army had begun evaluating the integration of its Bullfrog autonomous counter-drone weapon station on Abrams main battle tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, signaling a concrete step to shield frontline armor from the growing threat of small, fast and low-cost unmanned aircraft. The disclosure comes as mechanized forces draw lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, where drones are routinely used like airborne IEDs against even heavily protected vehicles. It is relevant because the Army is not studying a distant concept but testing a system already mounted, even if in non-firing dummy form, on operational platforms. By making the trial public, Allen Control Systems indicated that the service wants a vehicle-level, not just brigade-level, response to drones. Photographs released by the company show Bullfrog modules mounted on the rear roofline of a Bradley and on the upper surface of an Abrams turret, with the optronics offset to the side and the weapon cradle elevated.

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