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Non-explosive reactive armor
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<p>Non-explosive reactive armour (NxRA), also known as non-energetic reactive armor (NERA), is a type of vehicle armor used by modern <a href="/facts/Main_battle_tanks/aJz3U1Ta">main battle tanks</a> and heavy <a href="/facts/Infantry_fighting_vehicle/MNr3khds">infantry fighting vehicles</a>. NERA advantages over <a href="/facts/Reactive_armour/lAL4HG0n">explosive reactive armor</a> (ERA) are its inexpensiveness, multi-hit capability, and ease of integration onto armored vehicles due to its nonexplosive nature. </p>