Bofors Advanced Effect and Protection System AEPS

[Voltzz]

I stumbled upon this short article on defence-update.com:

Advanced Effect and Protection System AEPS​

A technology demonstrator of the Advanced Effect and Protection System, designed to protect ground targets from cruise missile attacks, was shown by Bofors Defense AB at Eurosatory 2004. Similar to the BONUS target scanner, the AEPS uses fast rotation to scan for targets, and once detected, it activates a directional warhead to destroy it with its large fragmentation charge. While AEPS can be used against a wide range of targets, its main goal is to provide the last line of defense over sensitive targets, protecting them from precision weapons and cruise missile attacks.

defence-update.com

I cant seem to find any other information about it. It seems unlikely that it is related to the Bolide or Bamse missiles, as it does not share their side facing rocket exhausts. Does anyone have any more information on it, or an idea where to look?

 

[A Tentative Fleet Plan]

Looka like Abraham, in which case those side ports aren't rocket exhausts, but are LADAR (LAser Detection And Ranging) sensors.

 

[TomS]

That presentation is a bit vague, but I get the impression that at least one employment mode this this is 120mm tank guns.