A shipment of U.S.-built M1 Abrams tanks and armored assault bridges is en route to Australia, marking a significant step in the nation’s modernization of its armored forces and battlefield mobility.

The AbramsX, a next-generation main battle tank concept from General Dynamics, aims to answer the question of whether tanks ...

In addition, the Polish armed forces will receive twenty-six M88A2 recovery vehicles, seventeen M1074 Joint Assault Bridge (JAV) tactical bridge systems, 250 counter IED systems, 276 M2 .50 ...

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 ...

Nor is it because it is the primary armored workhorse of the illustrious U.S. military. The M1 Abrams has earned its acclaim by being the "few among many" in many facets of its design.

What isn’t clear yet, according to Dean, is if the APS will be integrated immediately or if it will be kept in reserve until a unit deploys, an avenue the Army is using for its Abrams fleet.

Probably, the know-how gathered during the Borsuk project regarding IED/mine protection may also turn out to be useful. On the other hand, any delays in the programme mean that the M1 Abrams elements ...

U.S.-made M1 Abrams tanks will be a "valuable addition" to Ukraine's military as Kyiv presses on with its counteroffensive, although doubts remain over just how much of a difference the long ...

The M1 Abrams is the current main battle tank of the U.S. military and has been in service since the early 1980s, but the first time it saw real combat was during First Gulf War in 1991.

What a difference a war makes. The Ukrainians’ months-long campaign to secure German-made Leopard 2 tanks and American-made M1 Abrams attests to how battle tanks are once again being identified as key ...

The M1 tanks have a maximum speed of 67.5 kmph, as per Al Jazeera. The Abrams is armed with a 120 mm main gun and .50 caliber and 7.62 mm machine guns.

The M1 Abrams, weighing 72 tons, boasts a 1,500 horsepower gas turbine engine and can reach a speed of 42 miles per hour. The tank’s engine differs from those in European tanks, which typically ...