The M1A2 SEPv4 aimed to keep Abrams on top by overhauling the commander’s and gunner’s sights, adding third-gen thermal imaging, tighter ranging, and digital links to program smarter rounds—speeding ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

Russia says it knocked out an M1 Abrams tank near Avdiivka, a first for the US-made armor in service with the Ukrainians. Pictures showed the aftermath of the attack, which Russia says came after a ...

August 10, 2025: The new American M1E3 tanks are a significant improvement over the current M1 SepV3. In early 2024 the United States sent 31 M1 tanks to Ukraine. These tanks began arriving in ...

Videos circulated on social media on Monday that showed the destruction of an American-made M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) just days after being first deployed in combat in Ukraine. Russian ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday that his country had received the first of 31 M1 Abrams tanks, which will reinforce Ukrainian brigades. “I am grateful to our allies for ...

Car air conditioning has been around since the 1940s, but what about military vehicles? With so many tanks deployed in hot ...

FORT RILEY, Kan. -- There's more to making a piece of military hardware a display than parking it in a nice spot and walking away. Especially if it's lethal, which an M1 Abrams tank certainly is.

Plan Habit—and Where It Goes Next Key Points and Summary -The M1 Abrams emerged from the failed MBT-70/XM803 programs as a survivable, accurate, fast main battle tank with composite armor, blow-off ...