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Challenger 3 vs. M1 Abrams SEPv3 Could Be a Coin Flip If They Ever Had To Fight Each Other in What Would Be the Ultimate Tank Battle

Britain’s Challenger 3 is a new turret and L55A1 smoothbore on a lighter Challenger 2 hull. America’s M1A2 SEPv3 is decades of Abrams upgrades,...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 22, 2026

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Russia’s T-14 Armata vs. the British Army’s Challenger 3: A Tank Showdown That Would Come Down to Just 1 Thing on the Battlefield

Britain’s Challenger 3 is a rebuilt Challenger 2: new turret, L55A1 smoothbore, Farnham armor. Russia’s T-14 Armata puts three crew in a hull capsule...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 22, 2026

France's Leclerc Main Battle Tank. Creative Commons Photo.

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France’s Leclerc Main Battle Tank Might Not Be the US Army’s M1 Abrams or the Challenge 2 In Terms of Combat Power, But It Can Still Pack A Punch on Any Battlefield

France went a different way after the joint program with West Germany collapsed in 1982. The Engin Principal de Combat specification traded armor thickness...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 22, 2026

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

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fire an M1 Abrams main battle tank at an enemy target during Rotation 25-02 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 07, 2024. Rotations at the National Training Center ensure Army Brigade Combat Teams remain versatile, responsive, and consistently available for current and future contingencies. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Casey Auman, Operations Group, National Training Center).

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The Ukraine Is Making NATO Rethink Just About Everything

The war in Ukraine is giant lesson that NATO must learn from as drone and industrial capacity hold centerstage as modern combat evolves fast.

Shay BottomleySeptember 20, 2026

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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)

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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

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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

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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

The Challenger 3 Main Battle tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Britain Is Spending Close to £2,000,000,000 to Field 148 Challenger 3 Tanks by 2030. An Investigation Found the Program May Slip 2 Years Because the Turret Power Traverse Gearbox — a Part Carried Over From the Challenger 2 — Is Not Strong Enough to Turn the Heavier New Turret.

The Ministry of Defence awarded RBSL £800 million in May 2021 for 148 Challenger 3 vehicles, near £2 billion across the whole of life....

Brandon WeichertSeptember 11, 2026

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Challenger 3 vs. M1 Abrams SEPv3 Could Be a Coin Flip If They Ever Had To Fight Each Other in What Would Be the Ultimate Tank Battle

Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s T-14 Armata vs. the British Army’s Challenger 3: A Tank Showdown That Would Come Down to Just 1 Thing on the Battlefield

Aerospace & Defense

France’s Leclerc Main Battle Tank Might Not Be the US Army’s M1 Abrams or the Challenge 2 In Terms of Combat Power, But It Can Still Pack A Punch on Any Battlefield

Aerospace & Defense

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

Aerospace & Defense

The Ukraine Is Making NATO Rethink Just About Everything

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.

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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.

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Britain Is Spending Close to £2,000,000,000 to Field 148 Challenger 3 Tanks by 2030. An Investigation Found the Program May Slip 2 Years Because the Turret Power Traverse Gearbox — a Part Carried Over From the Challenger 2 — Is Not Strong Enough to Turn the Heavier New Turret.

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