Army’s Premier Armored Division to Put New Tank, Infantry Combat Vehicle to the Test at Combat Training Center

Army’s premier armored division to put new tank, infantry combat vehicle to the test at combat training center

Two of the Army’s most anticipated ground platforms will be put to the test next spring at one of the military’s combat training centers, according to the commander in charge of the division that will receive them, a marked step in the rapidly changing future of armored warfare. By fall 2026, prototype models of the M1E3 tank and XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle will track to 1st Cavalry Division out of Fort Hood Texas where soldiers will…

1st Cavalry Division soldiers will get the Army's newest tank and infantry combat vehicle first

Soldiers in the 1st Cavalry Division will soon get their hands on the latest versions of the Army’s Abrams tank and the first prototypes of the infantry combat vehicle. Soldiers with the division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team at Fort Hood, Texas, will begin training with prototypes of the new XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle and M1E3 Abrams tank this fall. After a few months of familiarization training, soldiers will put the two new v…