While the official top speed of the M1 Abrams tank is 45 mph, that’s with a governor installed to save the tracks. -Many crews remove it, allowing the 67-ton vehicle to reach speeds of 60 mph or more.

After fighting in many of the bloodiest battles in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine for 15 months straight, the Ukrainian army’s elite 47th Mechanized Brigade finally rotated off the eastern front line ...

The M1 Abrams tank dominates the battlefield with unmatched power, speed, and firepower. Equipped with a 120mm smoothbore ...

The Army wants a platoon of prototypes very quickly to prove out its lighter-weight hybrid-electric Abrams tank concept.

Abrams tanks have better crew protection than Soviet-style tanks. But Ukrainian forces are also enhancing Abrams with additional armor to counter emerging threats. A Ukrainian tank crew survived ...

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 ...

For more than four decades, the M1 Abrams family of tanks has remained a cornerstone of the Army’s armored corps. While tank warfare has been around for over a century, these tried and tested armored ...

The fantastic Abrams tank family has remained a U.S. military mainstay since it entered combat in the '90s, and that's because it has been carefully upgraded over its lifespan to remain effective. The ...

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