The US Army's early attempt to create an armored vehicle fell short. See images of the flawed but influential Holt hybrid ...

Summary and Key Points: The M1 Abrams has been the U.S. Army's main battle tank since 1980, introducing advanced technologies like Chobham armor and a multi-fuel turbine engine. -Now, General ...

In 2023, the U.S. Army announced that it’s canceling plans to update its existing M1 Abrams tank in favor of developing ... a 1,500-horsepower gas turbine engine that helped give it its ...

BAE Systems demoed the first hybrid drive for a ground combat vehicle. It's a part of the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS). The army is also developing a hybrid Hummer. They are even going to ...

The M1A2 Abrams is a formidable main battle tank used by the U.S. Army. Weighing around 68 tons, it features advanced armor, firepower and mobility. Its primary armament includes a 120mm Smooth ...

While Army tank crews tend to stay within the realm of both real (Chuck Norris ) and fictional (Baby Yoda) characters, with a few colorful exceptions, nothing screams 'extreme lethality' like an ...

We are watching a Soviet-designed T-72 main battle tank rev its engine and clatter towards the ... the past several months," says retired US Army Lt Gen Ben Hodges, who until recently commanded ...

The US Army has the M1A2 now ... Related stories The tank's powerful gas-turbine engine, which is sometimes compared to a jet engine, can get the 60-ton M1A1 up to 45 miles an hour.