US Abrams tanks have seen combat in Ukraine, where Soviet-style tanks are by far the most prevalent. Soviet-style tanks are smaller and lighter than their American counterparts. Both designs have ...

When it comes to Ukraine, the gloomsters are out in force. Morose chatter about stalemate and positional defence, combined with the atrocious freezing weather, has many pessimistic about Kyiv’s ...

Though American tanks initially weren’t designed to fight other tanks, by the end of WWII, five tank models had become ...

The Defense Department’s latest military assistance to Ukraine includes funding for 45 tanks, but not Western main battle tanks such as the M1 Abrams. The U.S. military is paying for 45 Soviet-era ...

In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed through the Gazala line, captured Tobruk, and sent the British reeling back ...

Key Points and Summary - The M26 Pershing, though often overshadowed by the M4 Sherman, was a pivotal American tank developed late in World War II to counter Germany's formidable Panther and Tiger ...

On January 25, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would provide thirty-one M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The announcement came after a month of speculation over what nations, if any, ...

For the first time, U.S. officials stated last week that advanced, Western-style tanks are “absolutely on the table” for Ukraine. The statement is a reversal of policy that meant mostly defensive ...

Earlier this week, it was announced that German and American tanks are headed to Ukraine to assist in the country's ongoing resistance to the Russian invasion. Some analysts say it could be a game ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with historian Antony Beevor about the role tanks play in warfare and how Ukraine might benefit from them. With word this week that German and American tanks are headed ...