The M1 Abrams main battle tank has undergone significant evolution since its 1980 service entry to remain a dominant force.

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.

The M1 Abrams battle tank has remained the United States' primary ground combat armor since it entered service in 1980. The tank is a staple of the American military, and additional export ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

Since its introduction in 1980, the M1 Abrams has been the symbol of American ground firepower. Even after nearly four decades of service, including combat operations from the deserts of Iraq ...

Washington — The U.S. is now poised to send its top-of-the-line battle tank, the M1 Abrams, to Ukraine after insisting for months that the tanks were too complex to operate and maintain ...

The U.S. Army wants to put the M1 Abrams on a diet. Last week, the Army announced the next version of the M1 Abrams tank will be known as the M1E3. The E stands for “engineering,” meaning the ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The United States announced on Wednesday it will supply Ukraine with 31 advanced M1 Abrams tanks worth $400 million in a matter of months, a decision that helped ...

Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) January 12, 2023 The M1 Abrams tank, a heavy armor product of what is now General Dynamics Land Systems but was Chrysler Defense, was developed in the 1970s as a ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Friday said the U.S. would be expediting the deployment of U.S. M1 Abrams tanks for May delivery in Germany as it looks to ready Ukrainian troops for training ...