A strange video from the war in Ukraine showed a modified old tank. The footage seemed to show a T-54 or T-55 with a huge "cope cage" on top. The devices are a kind of crude defense against anti-tank ...

The threat of drones has forced both Ukraine and Russia to adapt, including welding cages onto their tanks. Soviet-style tanks are known for being smaller and harder to hit, but the cages, especially ...

Israeli tanks massing near Gaza have been photographed with so-called “cope cages,” hastily fabricated metal armor designed to detonate anti-tank charges before they come into contact with the tank ...

Recent photos appeared online showing a US-provided Abrams tank with cages to protect against drones. Both sides of the war in Ukraine have been welding cages onto their battle tanks. With drones ...

For most of their history, tanks featured a similar design. Granted, it took some time for tank design to evolve from clunky crawlers to modern marvels, but when you look at today's tanks, they have ...

Some Russian tanks seen with makeshift cages attached to them to protect against anti-tank missiles. An expert told Insider that the cages are futile against modern weapons like the Javelin and NLAW.

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The bizarre sight of an obsolete Russian tank rolling down a road in Ukraine while sporting tall anti-drone cage armor is notable not only for the ludicrously tall add-on protection—which undoubtedly ...