The M1 Abrams tank is one of the largest but also one of the fastest U.S. military tanks ever made. How fast can this ...

The U.S. Army has canceled the planned M1 Abrams SEPv4 (System Enhancement Package Version 4) upgrade, citing concerns that ...

The U.S. Army is investing $107 million to improve the survivability of nearly 400 M1 Abrams tanks, an implicit ...

Unlike many other Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), America's M1 Abrams is powered by something more like a jet engine than a traditional diesel engine. Why is that?

The Biden administration has announced it will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine in what Kyiv authorities are hailing as a possible game-changer in a war that is now 11 months old. RFE/RL ...

There are several variants of the M1 Abrams, which can be fitted with 105mm or 120mm armaments. Depending on the model, it can weigh between 67.6 and 73.6 tons.

The M1 Abrams tank first saw combat in 1990 during the Persian Gulf War. Now, 31 of them will be sent to aid in the Ukrainian war effort. By Olivia Baker • 01/26/23 11:56am ...

The original M1 Abrams weighed 60 tons. The M1A2SEPv2 weighs 71.2 tons. The tank’s AGT-1500 gas turbine engine guzzles fuel at a startling 5.93 gallons per mile, and it has a 495-gallon fuel tank.

By comparison, the T-72 is equipped with a 2A46 125mm smoothbore gun that has the same 1.86-mile firing range as the M1’s 120mm cannon, as well as an 7.62 mm machine gun similar to the American ...

The M1 Abrams tank first entered service in 1981, and is still the only U.S. Army main battle tank in service today. The M1 has been progressively upgraded over the decades, ...