The U.S. Army has rolled its next-generation Abrams into one of the most civilian venues imaginable, parking a prototype main battle tank amid electric SUVs and concept cars at the Detroit Auto Show.

After debuting the next-generation Abrams tank prototype this month, the Army is gearing up to give it to soldiers -- and one major test will involve gauging how well it can talk, a senior Army leader ...

The U.S. Army is still investing in tanks. In fact, it is requesting $723.5 million in its fiscal year 2026 budget to build and develop the next Abrams upgrade: the M1E3. That isn’t exactly what many ...

The U.S. Army is fast-tracking a new main battle tank, the M1E3, designed to be lighter, faster and more survivable — reflecting lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. General Dynamics Land ...

The U.S. Army has formally declared a dramatic shift in its main battle tank modernization policy, deciding to skip the previously scheduled M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 4 (SEPv4) and ...

The modernized M1E3 Abrams is expected to feature integrated armor protection that could include composite materials and enhanced capabilities to reduce its thermal and electromagnetic signatures. The ...

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 ...

From the outside, the M1 Abrams battle tank looks like a bit of a behemoth, and statistics confirm this — the M1A2 variant of the type weighs in at 67 tons, is just under 32 feet long, and is over 12 ...

The Army specifically requires the new tank series to be lighter in weight than its predecessors. As exemplified by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, main battle tanks (MBTs) are not just military ...

The Army announced the completion of an Abrams tank prototype, known as the M1E3, this week on social media. (X) The Army announced the completion of an Abrams tank prototype, known as the M1E3, this ...

The Department of State has approved the Kuwaiti government’s $325 million Foreign Military Sale request to procure sustainment support and related equipment for the legacy M1A2 and new M1A2K Abrams ...