The M1147 shell is a “multipurpose” shell replacing four existing types of ammunition—meaning that US tank crews will not need to switch out ammo during a future battle.

The U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams tank became one of the most feared armored vehicles ever created by combining 70+ tons of armor ...

Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...

From the outside, the M1 Abrams battle tank looks like a bit of a behemoth, and statistics confirm this — the M1A2 variant of the type weighs in at 67 tons, is just under 32 feet long, and is over 12 ...

Despite the Abrams tank’s advanced age and increasing vulnerability to threats such as drones, it has been kept relevant on the modern battlefield by repeated upgrades. The United States military’s M1 ...