Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Army’s pivot to the M1E3 Abrams is a radical acknowledgement that the era of the 70-ton "iron giant" is over. -By stripping the legendary tank down to a 60-ton ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Army is skipping an incremental upgrade and jumping straight to the next-generation AbramsX tank under its M1E3 modernization program. -This revolutionary design is a ...

The US Army's tank proficiency has fallen after two decades of counterinsurgency warfare. "Many crews struggle with the basics of tank gunnery," an armor expert wrote. The Army is refocusing on ...

The US Army may have the best tanks in the world. But it has a problem: its tank gunners are rusty. "A gap exists today between the capabilities of tank weapon systems and the ability of crews to ...