The M1 Abrams is far more than a tank—it's a mobile fortress of innovation. This technical deep dive explains why it’s still ...

This gas flow is used to drive a series of turbines connected to the tank's sprockets, which in turn propels the tank's ...

The M1 Abrams tank series was conceptualized in a post-World War II U.S.-West German collaborative effort to field a joint MBT. American officials wanted to replace the U.S. M60 platform while the ...

Technical difficulties were never fully overcome, the increasing cost of fuel made gas turbine cars uneconomic to run, and meanwhile by the 1960s the piston engine had improved immeasurably over ...

Larimer County commissioners have cleared the way for Platte River Power Authority to construct five jet-engine gas turbines.

In 2023, the U.S. Army announced that it’s canceling plans to update its existing M1 Abrams tank in favor of developing ... a 1,500-horsepower gas turbine engine that helped give it its ...

Exhaust whose energy isn’t spent in turning the turbine is expelled and produces thrust, which propels the engine and the vehicle it’s attached to in the opposite direction. Simple ...