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Army unveils a sneak peek of the Abrams tank prototype, M1E3
For 46 years, the Abrams tank has been a workhorse for the Army, but in the past decade there have been calls for an overhaul and modernization.
By Eve Sampson
Nevada Guard tank unit deploying to Kuwait security force
The unit operates and maintains M1A1 Abrams battle tanks.
Armor school is keeping the close fight in its aperture
Armor school students get new formations and new adversaries.
By Todd South
Lawmakers want answers on US Army plans to protect vehicles from drones
Will the Army's combat vehicles be able to actively defend against drones? A House subpanel wants to know.
By Jen Judson
How Army scientists are developing the next tank that’s not a tank
The concepts researched today build the platforms of tomorrow's war.
By Todd South
Tanks are here to stay: What the Army’s future armored fleet will look like
Armored vehicles and formations may be unrecognizable in the next decade. But the mission remains the same — take and hold terrain.
By Todd South
Best pics of the week: June 13, 2021
The East Africa Response Force trains in Kenya, U.S. Marines drill Down Under, USS Kearsarge sailors on deck, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
The Army is making tank upgrades as simple as switching video game cartridges
A new open-standards approach would make replacing or updating capabilities as easy as plugging in a new VPX card — a rugged, standard chip about 1-inch big that’s used for defense applications.
By Nathan Strout
What the military needs after Afghanistan
Landpower will be the decisive factor in any future conflict, say the authors of this commentary.
By John Spencer and Steve Leonard
This Army brigade is deploying to South Korea in the summer
An estimated 3,700 soldiers will deploy this summer to support U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
By Todd South
‘The best job I ever had’: Marines remember their tanks as the Corps ditches its armor
Though Marines, “have fought in every clime and place where we could take a gun,” they won’t be taking tanks with them anymore, at least not their own.
By Todd South