The system has been engineered with a narrow kill zone to ensure the safety of friendly personnel in close proximity to the protected vehicle.

Rafael's development program for the system includes an enhanced countermeasures unit - to be available in the future to protect against kinetic energy penetrators.

[7] Since 2011, Israel claimed that the Trophy system has been operationally successful in low and high-intensity combat situations, including urban, open and forested environments.

Another production line was established in the U.S in 2012, beginning deliveries in 2015, with a main purpose of providing Trophy systems to the IDF as part of the Foreign Military Funding (FMF) program.

This capability notifies both the crew of individual vehicles and the wider combat formation about incoming threats and the exact locations of potential shooters.

This data sharing and shooter location assist in the units combat effectiveness, allowing other assets to acquire the hostile target and not just a single armored vehicle.

Trophy can identify if a threat will miss the targeted platform, in this case it will not activate the countermeasure but provides shared location data, enabling rapid engagement by the full combat team.

[17] According to an informational 'flyer' distributed by Hamas, the system can be defeated by firing an RPG-7 from within 50m, or using a weapon with a projectile that exceeds the speed of sound, such as the SPG-9 recoilless gun.

Recent videos in July 2024 also show the Qassam Brigades successfully destroying and igniting a Namer and a Merkava, which were both equipped with a trophy APS and in both cases it had failed to intercept the shell.

Notably, this system was anticipated to be approximately 40% lighter and smaller than the standard Trophy, offering cost savings without compromising on performance or reliability.

This achievement was made possible through the continued utilization of major critical components, including the sensor suite, mission computer, and hard-kill mechanism, along with the application of the same combat algorithms as the Trophy HV variant.

This outcome underlined the system's capability to effectively defend against a variety of threats, solidifying its standing as a reliable and advanced solution for enhancing the protection of light and medium armored vehicles.

[23] In June 2014, Rafael unveiled Trophy LV, a lighter application of the system designed to offer protection to light military vehicles (less than 8 tons) such as jeeps and 4x4s.

[32] On March 20, 2011, a missile was fired at a Merkava MK IV tank equipped with Trophy system inside the Israeli area along the perimeter fence of the Gaza Strip.

[33][34][35] On August 1, 2012, Trophy successfully intercepted an anti-tank missile launched from the Gaza Strip at a Merkava tank near Kissufim junction.

[38] According to reports from the front, since the beginning of the ground operation, the system successfully intercepted five anti-tank missiles that were aimed at armored IDF vehicles in Gaza.

According to Debkafile, Hamas has tried to stop Israeli tanks with two kinds of advanced guided anti-tank missiles, the Russian Kornet-E, and the 9M113 Konkurs, but Trophy intercepted them successfully.

[42] Giora Katz, head of Rafael's land division, stated it was a "breakthrough because it is the first time in military history where an active defense system has proven itself in intense fighting.

"[43] During the war, Trophy validated itself in dozens of events, protecting tanks and crews over three weeks of high-threat maneuvering operations in built-up areas without a single hit to defended platforms and zero false alarms.