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M1 Abrams. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The US Army’s M1 Abrams SEPv3 vs. Russia’s T-14 Armata: A Super Tank Showdown

Russia's T-14 Armata and the US Army's M1 Abrams SEPv3 are considered two of the best tanks on Earth in 2026. What does a...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 20, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army’s New Light Tank Is Now in a Museum Behind the Gates of a Military Base After Planning to Spend $17,000,000,000 Only to Find Out It Was Too Heavy

The Army wanted mobile firepower for its infantry brigades without the logistical burden of a 70-ton Abrams. What it got was a vehicle too...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 20, 2026

A U.S. Army M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle assigned to the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, engages targets during a combined arms live fire exercise on Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Jan. 24, 2026. Execution of the combined arms live-fire training exercise increased overall lethality and warfighting readiness along NATO's Eastern Flank by training units to shoot, move, and communicate effectively in complex operational environments. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Adel Pacheco Alvarez)

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army Has Built 6,700 Bradleys, Is Buying 700 More at $4,350,000 Each Through 2029, and Said in 2019 the Design Had Hit Its Limits.

Summary and Key Points: The Bradley Fighting Vehicle was approved for production in 1980, named for Gen. Omar Bradley in 1981, and was never...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 16, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The German WWII Panzer VIII Maus Tannk Was Specified at 100 Tonnes, Redrawn at 120, and Came Out Near 190. Hitler Ordered 5 Before the Design Was Finished and Wanted 10 a Month. Germany Completed 2 Prototypes, and Neither Ever Fought.

The Maus Tank: Frontal hull armor ran 220mm, the sides 190mm — thinned deliberately to save weight. The turret front was 240mm, the gun...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 13, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army Says the New M1E3 Abrams Will Be About 25 Percent Lighter Than Today’s Tank and Burn About 50 Percent Less Fuel. It Has an Unmanned Turret, an Autoloader, and a Crew of 3 Instead of 4 — the First American Main Battle Tank Since 1980 Without a Human Loader.

The Army killed the M1A2 SEPv4 upgrade in September 2023 and started over, creating the M1E3. Major General Glenn Dean explained why: "The Abrams...

Jack BuckbySeptember 11, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The M60A3 Patton ‘Frankenstein’ Tank Has a Message for the US Army and the M1 Abrams

By the early 1970s the M60 was falling behind the T-64 and T-72, and the tank that would answer them was still years from...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 6, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

China Built Its First Army Tank From a Russian Copy in 1959. Its Newest One Has an Empty Turret and a Smaller Gun — From the Same Factory

On October 1, 1959, Chinese-built copies of the Soviet T-54A crossed Tiananmen Square at the parade marking the People's Republic's tenth anniversary. They came...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 6, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Germany Built the Panzer IV to Destroy Bunkers and Anti-Tank Guns, Not Enemy Tanks. It Spent the Entire War Fighting Tanks and 6,153 Were Lost on the Eastern Front Alone

The Panzer IV was never supposed to be Germany's main battle tank. Under Heinz Guderian's original scheme the Panzer III would fight enemy armor...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 5, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

An Investigation Found That the Turret Gearbox on the British Army’s New £1,900,000,000 Challenger 3 Tank Is Not Strong Enough and Could Cause a 2 Year Delay

The gearbox that rotates the Challenger 3's turret is reportedly not strong enough to cope with the up-armoured turret it has to turn. According...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 5, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The British Army Ordered 386 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. In 20 Years Only 1 Was Ever Destroyed in Combat, and It Was Hit by Another Challenger-2 on March 25, 2003

The British Army ordered 386 Challenger-2 main battle tanks and sent them to Kosovo, Iraq and eventually Ukraine. Iraqi T-55s lost every engagement with...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 3, 2026

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The US Army’s M1 Abrams SEPv3 vs. Russia’s T-14 Armata: A Super Tank Showdown

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army’s New Light Tank Is Now in a Museum Behind the Gates of a Military Base After Planning to Spend $17,000,000,000 Only to Find Out It Was Too Heavy

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army Has Built 6,700 Bradleys, Is Buying 700 More at $4,350,000 Each Through 2029, and Said in 2019 the Design Had Hit Its Limits.

Aerospace & Defense

The German WWII Panzer VIII Maus Tannk Was Specified at 100 Tonnes, Redrawn at 120, and Came Out Near 190. Hitler Ordered 5 Before the Design Was Finished and Wanted 10 a Month. Germany Completed 2 Prototypes, and Neither Ever Fought.

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army Says the New M1E3 Abrams Will Be About 25 Percent Lighter Than Today’s Tank and Burn About 50 Percent Less Fuel. It Has an Unmanned Turret, an Autoloader, and a Crew of 3 Instead of 4 — the First American Main Battle Tank Since 1980 Without a Human Loader.

Aerospace & Defense

The M60A3 Patton ‘Frankenstein’ Tank Has a Message for the US Army and the M1 Abrams

Aerospace & Defense

China Built Its First Army Tank From a Russian Copy in 1959. Its Newest One Has an Empty Turret and a Smaller Gun — From the Same Factory

Aerospace & Defense

Germany Built the Panzer IV to Destroy Bunkers and Anti-Tank Guns, Not Enemy Tanks. It Spent the Entire War Fighting Tanks and 6,153 Were Lost on the Eastern Front Alone

Aerospace & Defense

An Investigation Found That the Turret Gearbox on the British Army’s New £1,900,000,000 Challenger 3 Tank Is Not Strong Enough and Could Cause a 2 Year Delay

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The British Army Ordered 386 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks. In 20 Years Only 1 Was Ever Destroyed in Combat, and It Was Hit by Another Challenger-2 on March 25, 2003

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