The first M1E3 Abrams tank prototype was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, promising a 50% bump in efficiency.
The war in Ukraine has shown how vulnerable armored vehicles can be to attacks by cheap, expendable drones, threatening the tank’s century-long primacy on the battlefield.
“‘Testing will begin in early 2026.” That one sentence, linked to the Army’s first publicly acknowledged M1E3 early prototype, distills what is most important about the Abrams’ next model: it is being ...
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Prototype M1E3 Abrams signals a radical shift in tank design

The M1E3 Abrams makes its first public showing in its prototype form, which represents a radical departure from a series of successive upgrades to existing tanks, providing some insight into what the ...
Ukrainian officials have commended the M1 Abrams tank’s resilience on the battlefield. When it comes to tank lethality, the American-made Abrams family of armored vehicles arguably takes the cake. The ...