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M1E3: The US Army’s tank 'answer' to the drone age

The U.S. Army is developing the M1E3, a significantly redesigned Abrams tank, skipping the planned M1A2 SEPv4. -Distinct from ...
August 16, 2010: For about four years now, there's been an M1A3 version of the American M1 tank in the works. One of the most contentious aspects of this new model is the reduction of the crew from ...
Summary and Key Points: The T-64 tank, developed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, was a revolutionary armored vehicle that introduced composite armor, an autoloader, and advanced firepower.
The T-64 sported many firsts for the Soviet Union — the first tank with composite armor, first tank with an autoloader, first tank with a smoothbore gun. It was innovative, but expensive, and ...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army is set to develop a new variant of the M1 Abrams main battle tank, the M1E3, to address modern combat needs while keeping costs in check. -Instead of creating a ...
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 ...