The Army’s M1E3 Abrams redesign targets the drone era with a lighter (~60-ton) tank, hybrid-electric drive, more onboard ...
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 National Interest on MSN

Why has the M1 Abrams tank lasted so long?

Despite the Abrams tank’s advanced age and increasing vulnerability to threats such as drones, it has been kept relevant on the modern battlefield by repeated upgrades.
Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Army has canceled its planned M1A2 SEPv4 tank upgrade, a program that would have pushed the Abrams to a "too heavy" 80 tons, after a damning Army Science Board report ...
These upgrades keep the tank agile and ready for modern battlefields by integrating high-speed computer systems and advanced movement tools, turning some of General Abrams’s ideas for the future into ...