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The Trophy system was made all the more tempting to the US army in its current form given its proven capabilities on the battlefield after being appended to the latest IDF Merkava 4 tank. While the US rarely purchases foreign-produced weaponry, the aberration came after tests with the sophisticated armor, after American designers failed to complete the development of similar defensive devices. While it remains unclear how the work will be distributed between the GDA and the RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems-the company behind the innovation-the deal is estimated to amount to a massive $300 million. The US army plans to initially kit one armored brigade by 2019 with the Israeli technology which will be deployed before other brigades in crises around the world.