For more than 40 years, the M1 Abrams has been the heaviest fist in the U.S. Army’s arsenal. Now the service is trying to rebuild that fist from scratch. Under a $150 million engineering contract ...
For decades, the U.S. Army upgraded its M1 Abrams the same way: bolt on heavier armor, add new electronics, and accept the extra tonnage. The latest variant, the M1A2 SEPv3, tips the scales at roughly ...
The U.S. Army wants to put the M1 Abrams on a diet. Last week, the Army announced the next version of the M1 Abrams tank will be known as the M1E3. The E stands for “engineering,” meaning the tank ...
An M1A2 Abrams tank with 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Johnson, Louisiana. (Pfc. Luciano Alcala/US Army) Instead of traipsing ...