While the Army’s newest main battle tank (MBT) iteration appeared to have fallen off the priority list for the service, the nearly forty-year-old M1 Abrams tank may be receiving its long overdue ...

Originally, the plan had been for the Army to create a completely new MBT from scratch. But the pressing geopolitical reality America faces everywhere, plus the costs involved in such a project ...

RAND Corporation analysis and Army data from nearly 1 million test records helped inform the new standard. Phased implementation of the AFT will begin June 1, 2025, with new scoring standards for ...

As with any new combat platform ... The M1 Abrams, despite its venerable age, continues to serve as the Army’s primary MBT. At the same time, though, the revolution in unmanned systems that ...

The M1A2 Abrams is a formidable main battle tank used by the U.S. Army. Weighing around 68 tons, it features advanced armor, firepower and mobility. Its primary armament includes a 120mm Smooth ...

It was touted as among the most advanced main battle tanks (MBT) in development ... supersede the British Army‘s Challenger 2 MBTs, even as it isn‘t an entirely new platform.