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The ‘New’ M1E3 Tank Has a Message for the U.S. Army

The U.S. Army has canceled its planned M1A2 SEPv4 tank upgrade, a program that would have pushed the Abrams to a “too heavy” 80 tons, after a damning Army Science Board report warned the tank “will ...
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New Army M1E3 Tank vs. Russia’s T-14 Armata: Who Wins Summed Up in 2 Words

America’s M1E3 Abrams and Russia’s T-14 Armata aim to redefine the main battle tank for the drone-saturated battlefield. -The ...
Defense One

The Army's new tank will roll out a decade early. Here’s how they did it

It’s been about 30 years since the Army welded a new Abrams tank, and it was going to be another decade until they built a new one, when the service sat down to hammer out the requirements for the ...
Stars and Stripes

Army accelerates development of new tank, drawing lessons from Ukraine war

The U.S. Army is fast-tracking a new main battle tank, the M1E3, designed to be lighter, faster and more survivable — reflecting lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. General Dynamics Land ...