America’s next Abrams, the M1E3, is designed for the drone era with an active protection system to defeat ATGMs, RPGs, ...

The M1 Abrams is a formidable weapon of war that has been around for over four decades. In that time, the main battle tank has established itself as an enduring symbol of American military might on ...

The M1 Abrams was developed in the 1970s for one primary reason: to defeat the new Soviet T-72, which had rendered the U.S. Army’s aging M60 “Patton” tank obsolete. -Chrysler won the $4.9 billion ...

Ukrainian officials have commended the M1 Abrams tank’s resilience on the battlefield. When it comes to tank lethality, the American-made Abrams family of armored vehicles arguably takes the cake. The ...

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 ...

Will heavy armor still exist by 2040, or be supplanted by faster, more expeditionary lightweight alternatives? Could future alternatives offer Abrams tank-like protection at a fraction of the weight?

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 ...

Figure 1. General Creighton W. Abrams smoking a cigar. (Image retrieved from National Archives) Few military leaders have left a legacy so powerful that the Army engraved their name into its most ...