Abrams

The Abrams Tank Disaster in Ukraine is Just Beginning

“Just give us tanks!” was the collective plea of the Ukrainian government a year ago. They were begging the collective leadership of NATO to hand over to them advanced Main...

Australia is on Track to be a Modern Tank Powerhouse

The Australian Army recently received a batch of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) that have received the SEPv3 (Systems Enhancement Package Version 3). The first of the enhanced tanks...

M1 Abrams Tank: If It Burns, It Can Fuel This Armored Warrior

If It Burns, It Can Fuel the M1 Abrams – When President Joe Biden announced earlier this year that the United States would provide Ukraine with a number of M1...

Mobile Firepower: General Dynamics Wins Contract for New Army Light Tank

The U.S. Army made a decision on the long-anticipated Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program, a project that seeks to give the Army a light tank. General Dynamics Land Systems earned a...

The M1 Abrams Keeps Getting Stronger and Stronger

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The 1991 Persian Gulf War against Iraq saw the M829A1 depleted-uranium round used by M1A1s against Iraqi T-72s with devastating effect. A tank is a fast-moving, well-protected,...

How the U.S. Army Sees the Future of Tank Warfare

Here’s What You Need to Know: Advanced algorithms that make possible increasing levels of autonomy are quickly emerging. Of course, any kind of future drone tank would need humans to make decisions about the use of lethal force from a...

Survivability vs. Lethality: How the Army Envisions Future Warfare

The upgrades to the Abrams tank and the technological sophistication of the new Abrams variants are providing the Army with a larger window in which to analyze the question of whether there will be an...

Does Russia’s Armata Tank Have Reason to Fear the M1 Abrams?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: To conclude, the new design of the Armata makes its full crew far more likely to survive an engagement than the M1A2 SEP v3....

Main Battle Tanks May Be Old News, But these Tanks are Pushing Limits

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The most famous MBT replacement to come out of Poland is probably the PL-01. Its sleek angles and nonconventional “stealth” design make it highly visually...

The Ultimate Tank-Killing Weapon: Uranium Rounds Fired by an M1 Abrams

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The 1991 Persian Gulf War against Iraq saw the M829A1 depleted-uranium round used by M1A1s against Iraqi T-72s with devastating effect. Nicknamed the “Silver Bullet,” the...

Is the U.S. Military Falling Behind its Adversaries?

Here’s What You Need to Know: There are some areas where the U.S. has a huge advantage and others where the U.S. is lagging behind.  How good are U.S. Army...

Uranium Tank Shells: The Silver Bullet Against America’s Enemies?

Here’s What You Need to Know: It’s a fairly sure bet depleted uranium will arm the next generation of Army tanks as well. A tank is a fast-moving, well-protected, heavily armed...