With the rise to power of military aircraft, and in more recent times that of killer drones, the role of the battle tank seems to have diminished. That's made painfully clear by the war taking ...

The contract allows the Army to work closely with General Dynamics Land Systems on shaping requirements for the new M1E3 Abrams tank. The hope, according to Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, is to be ...

What the Army is planning for its vehicle-protection push The potential for rapid improvement of even interior ergonomics ... already has a funding line for M1E3 in its budget, so the service ...

The U.S. Army wants to put the M1 Abrams on a diet. Last week, the Army announced the next version of the M1 Abrams tank will be known as the M1E3. The E stands for “engineering,” meaning the ...

September 21, 2023: The U.S. Army has decided go with a radical redesign of its M1 tank that will result in a lighter 59-ton M1E3 tank with a smaller three man crew and a smaller unmanned turret ...

DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – The U.S. Army announced today the path forward for the M1E3 Abrams Main Battle Tank modernization program. The Army will close out the M1A2 System Enhancement Package ...

Lighter and More Lethal: The Army’s Next-Generation M1E3 Abrams The U.S. Army is committed to building a newer, completely unique variant of its ubiquitous M1 Abrams main battle tank. Originally ...

(1st Lt. Christina Shoptaw/U.S. Army) The Army will end its M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 4 program, and instead develop the M1E3 Abrams focused on challenges the tank is likely to face ...

Last week, the U.S. Army announced that it's cancelling plans to update its existing M1 Abrams tank in favor of developing an all new battle tank called the M1E3 Abrams. The decision not to move ...

In a major development in its ground fighting arsenal, the U.S. Army has decided to cancel the development of the M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams main battle tank and instead invest in the M1E3 version.