-The M1 Abrams emerged from the failed MBT-70/XM803 programs as a survivable, accurate, fast main battle tank with composite armor, blow-off ammunition storage, and a powerful turbine. -It dominated ...

Key Points - The M1 Abrams main battle tank has undergone significant evolution since its 1980 service entry to remain a dominant force. -The original M1 featured a 105mm gun, Chobham armor, and a gas ...

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 ...

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 ...

U.S. Army Ditched the M1A2 SEP Version 4 of M1 Abrams Tank: The United States M1 Abrams is considered one of the best main battle tanks (MBTs) in service today. While it first was adopted by the U.S.

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 ...

Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...

Thanks to the M1 Abrams series of main battle tanks, the U.S. military has some of the most capable armored vehicles anywhere. This powerful tank family has been the mainstay of the U.S. Army’s ...

There's really no denying the high regard in which the M1 Abrams tank family is held. The original model first arrived with the United States military in 1980, a model that would be equipped with the ...

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, ...