Army wants lighter Abrams tank with new tech for future wars

Abrams upgrade scrapped after Leopards tank in Ukraine

According to Defense News, the US Army has canceled its planned upgrade of the Abrams Tank and is considering a different approach for the tank’s future. The Army is basically saying the tank is too heavy and too vulnerable to enemy weapons.  Heavy European tanks and armored vehicles have faced operational problems in Ukraine, often […] The post Abrams upgrade scrapped after Leopards tank in Ukraine appeared first on Asia Times.

Army wants lighter Abrams tank with new tech for future wars

The service will abandon one modernization effort in favor of a more sophisticated upgrade.

America’s next tank: Army greenlights more aggressive M1 Abrams upgrade

The Army plans to “to design a more survivable, lighter tank that will be more effective on the battlefield at initial fielding, and more easy to upgrade in the future,” the service announced tonight.

US Army scraps Abrams tank upgrade, unveils new modernization plan

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is scrapping its current upgrade plans for the Abrams main battle tank and pursuing a more significant modernization effort to increase its mobility and survivability on the battlefield, the service announced in a statement Wednesday.The Army will end its M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 4 program, and instead develop the M1E3 Abrams focused on challenges the tank is likely to face on the battlefield of 2040 and…