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The U.S. Army pushed back the start of work on a new integrated active protection system (APS) and autoloader for its planned next-generation iteration of the M1 Abrams tank, or M1E3, into the current fiscal year.

Next-Gen M1 Abrams Tank’s Active Protection System, Autoloader Development Off To Delayed Start

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 29 12:30 PM EDT
An Australian Army M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires its 120mm cannon during Exercise Gauntlet Strike, at the Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria.

Australia To Send M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 16 12:09 PM EDT
.Two major defense players from Italy and Germany have teamed up to build tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles, initially for the Italian Army, but potentially also for other customers, as armored warfare makes a resurgence in Europe and elsewhere.

Joint German-Italian Battle Tank Venture Could Shake Up European Armor Landscape

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 15 1:16 PM EDT
Israeli defense contractor Rafael says it has developed a new version of its combat-proven Trophy active protection system (APS) that is better able to defeat top-down attacks including drones.

Trophy Armored Vehicle Protection System Gains New Ability To Defeat Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 8 2:27 PM EDT
Dutch Decide To Bring Back Main Battle Tanks

Dutch Decide To Bring Back Main Battle Tanks

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 5 1:12 PM EDT
A tank simulator built for online war gaming

Guy Built This Fully-Crewed Tank Simulator That Uses Empty Soda Bottles For Shells

By Oliver Parken
Aug 20 6:54 PM EDT
Laser dazzlers could defend tanks from one-way attack drones.

Laser Dazzlers For Defending Tanks Against Marauding Drones Are An Untapped Countermeasure

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Jul 18 5:46 PM EDT
M10 Booker's story and its intended use.

The Army’s New M10 Booker: Deploy Fast And Carry A Big Gun

By Tyler Rogoway
Jun 27 12:16 PM EDT
Russian turtle tank captured

Ukraine Captures Its First Russian Turtle Tank

By Howard Altman
Jun 17 7:09 PM EDT
The German Rheinmetall company is assessing whether Cold War-era Leopard 1 tanks can have their turrets swapped out to be fitted with the Skyranger 35 short-range air defense system. The initiative is driven by Ukraine’s insatiable demand for ground-based air defenses, but it’s indicative of a broader resurgence in interest in short-range air defense systems (SHORADS), especially as the drone threat continue to proliferate around the globe.

Old Leopard Tanks Can Be Reborn As Air Defense Systems With Skyranger 35 Turret

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 17 1:51 PM EDT
Franco-German consortium KNDS has rolled out a new version o its Leopard 2 tank with an uncrewed turret that can be armed with an a 140mm main gun and a host of other new features.

New Leopard 2 Tank Packs A Big Cannon, Uncrewed Turret, Anti-Drone Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 13 3:39 PM EDT
A Russian operative controls a captured Ukrainian tank via remote controls.

Russia Is Testing A First Person View Remote Controlled Tank Conversion In Ukraine

By Oliver Parken
Jun 10 8:45 PM EDT
Russia has presented its latest take on the bizarre-looking ‘turtle tank’ concept, with a main battle tank now adapted as an armored personnel carrier, complete with the now familiar sheet-metal carapace. The new development provides another example of Russia repurposing vehicles to meet battlefield demands but also suggests deeper difficulties in fielding new-build, purpose-designed armored personnel carriers.

Russia Now Building ‘Turtle Tank’ Armored Personnel Carriers

By Thomas Newdick
May 29 4:02 PM EDT
Ukrainian Abrams tanks are emerging with new factory-standard anti-drone "cope cage" armor screens and additional explosive reactive armor a month after they were reportedly pulled from the front lines due to drone threats.

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Tanks Get Elaborate ‘Cope Cages,’ Soviet Explosive Reactive Armor

By Joseph Trevithick
May 24 8:11 PM EDT
Russian 'turtle tank' seen operating with additional cage armor and an attached mine roller

New Russian Turtle Tank With Cage-Like Armor Emerges On Ukrainian Battlefield

By Oliver Parken
May 6 5:08 PM EDT
M1 Abrams Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: M1 Abrams Tanks Withdrawn From The Fight, Officials Say

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 26 7:37 PM EDT