Kuznetsov  | 22 Apr 2025 4:50 a.m. PST |
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The U.S. Army is planning a significant update to its iconic M1A2 Abrams tank, guided by General Dynamics' futuristic AbramsX concept. The mission is simple: continue to be the most dominant tank on Earth.
The AbramsX features an unmanned turret, a powerful XM360 120-mm gun, a hybrid engine, and advanced active protection systems, cutting the tank's weight by ten tons.
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 Murphy  | 22 Apr 2025 9:23 a.m. PST |
Three man hull crew. Shades of the old MBT 70…. |
 Legion 4 | 22 Apr 2025 10:16 a.m. PST |
Yes, many of the new MBTs designs are going to 3 men[or female] crews. No loader, but auto loader. With the fast advancement of high-tech machines/AI replacing humans this seems to be inevitable. Regardless, the M1 overall is a successful MBT design. And as tech gets better, it will be added to the M1 as a platform. |
| SBminisguy | 22 Apr 2025 11:49 a.m. PST |
It NEEDS to have active and passive drone defenses, and it should even have it's own expendable defensive drone swarm -- the modern equivalent of smoke projectors. |
| Callsign 21 | 22 Apr 2025 7:14 p.m. PST |
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| Steve Wilcox | 23 Apr 2025 1:49 a.m. PST |
Not Abrams 47? I think Elon won the coin toss . . . :) |
| Tgerritsen | 23 Apr 2025 3:35 a.m. PST |
This was a prototype unveiled in 2022. It hasn't been officially adopted- the author of the article is both recycling news and making an appeal to select it. |
| Legion 4 | 23 Apr 2025 11:32 a.m. PST |
It NEEDS to have active and passive drone defenses, and it should even have it's own expendable defensive drone swarm -- the modern equivalent of smoke projectors. Yes as tech evolves on the battlefield. Measures, Countermeasures, etc. become a standard. So I'm sure the drone situation if being evaluated and a worked on. |
| Striker | 23 Apr 2025 10:35 p.m. PST |
Hopefully the drone issue is figured out before the money starts rolling in, hoping for "later updates". |
| Legion 4 | 23 Apr 2025 10:55 p.m. PST |
In the advent of the massive use of drones in Ukraine, I'm pretty sure a lot of people are working Anti-Drone tech. Just like when aircraft and AFVs made their debut in WWI. I.e. AAA & AT … |
| Striker | 24 Apr 2025 5:48 a.m. PST |
Well hopefully not like LCS mission packages. |
| SBminisguy | 24 Apr 2025 7:29 a.m. PST |
Just like when aircraft and AFVs made their debut in WWI. I.e. AAA & AT … Yeah, but some countries kept on doing biplane designs, thinking mono-wings were too untried and futuristic… |
| Legion 4 | 24 Apr 2025 10:41 a.m. PST |
Well hopefully not like LCS mission packages. Let's hope … Yeah, but some countries kept on doing biplane designs, thinking mono-wings were too untried and futuristic… And reality ended up sanctioning all those faults. |
| SBminisguy | 24 Apr 2025 2:23 p.m. PST |
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goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.
