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The Army’s New M1E3 Abrams Tank Is Coming

The U.S. Army is aggressively fast-tracking the next-generation M1E3 Abrams, with pre-prototypes arriving by late 2025—years ...
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The M1E3 Tank Dilemma the U.S. Army Never Saw Coming

The U.S. Army is doubling down on heavy armor with the new 60-ton M1E3 Abrams, asking $723.5 million in FY26 to move it into serial production. -The bet: a lighter, hybrid-powered tank with modular ...
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 Army's latest field manual for tank operations is loaded with new tactics and procedures for drone warfare. But the best tactic, the manual says, is to shoot them with a tank. The Army has solved ...
The Army has solved its drone problem. What you do is: you shoot them with a tank. Problem solved, right? Not quite, but that describes some of the reaction after the service released its latest ...