Key Points - The M1 Abrams main battle tank has undergone significant evolution since its 1980 service entry to remain a dominant force. -The original M1 featured a 105mm gun, Chobham armor, and a gas ...
Will heavy armor still exist by 2040, or be supplanted by faster, more expeditionary lightweight alternatives? Could future alternatives offer Abrams tank-like protection at a fraction of the weight?
The Army Science Board, a federally-sanctioned independent group of experts that advises the Secretary of the Army, recently published an assessment about the future of the M1 tank. It also outlines ...
The M1 has already been in service since the 1980s and may become the first MBT (main battle tank) design to stay in service for half a century. Technically, some World War II tanks achieved that ...
The M1 Abrams has a fearsome reputation among tank crews not just because of its armor and sensors, but because of the ...
The first of Ukraine’s long-awaited American-supplied M1 Abrams main battle tanks have arrived in the country, the U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed to The War Zone. While we don’t know how ...
The tradition of naming tanks for American generals began not with the Americans themselves, but with the British.
WASHINGTON -- Reversing its long-standing resistance, the Biden administration is poised to send M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Tuesday, as international reluctance to send tanks to ...
M1A2 Abrams tanks stand on the grounds of the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images The news also marks the addition of the M1 Abrams tank, which serves as ...
More than 20 years ago, Jere Gish got a unique opportunity to get inside an M1 Abrams tank. What followed was a profile of the impressive machine and a hard-charging, followed by a hard-braking, ...
There’s not necessarily a wrong way to name a tank, at least from the crew’s perspective. This one, though, might have the heads of a few officers and sergeants major spinning. Seen on the popular ...