Vertical launch systems gave modern warships unprecedented firepower, but their greatest weakness is logistics. Reloading missiles at sea is extremely difficult, built-in cranes were abandoned for ...

For the Union Army during the American Civil War, its officers and cavalry troopers relied on one of Colt's most notable ...

A Stingray tank advances and fires with precision, showcasing the firepower of the Thai armed forces. The armored vehicle highlights military strength in regions of tension, especially near the ...

The tradition of naming tanks for American generals began not with the Americans themselves, but with the British. The United States military’s M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) first entered service ...

The Army’s transformation initiatives require restructuring Tank Troops in Armored Cavalry Squadrons – including manning, equipment, and vehicles – to maintain land dominance in multi-domain ...

Tanks, like full-grade military tanks, are probably the last vehicle you'd think about when talking about hybrid, fuel-efficient options. They're lean, mean, green machines meant to traverse the ...

If you've ever seen James Garner's movie "Tank" (unlikely; it's not great), you might have thought that it was just Hollywood straining credulity again. Surely, even a former U.S. Army command ...

Sgt. Zachary Wilson reloads ammunition on an M1A1 Abrams tank during qualification tables on Fort Carson, Colorado. (Sgt. William Rogers/U.S. Army) For steel beasts, the most dangerous habitat is ...

The Army specifically requires the new tank series to be lighter in weight than its predecessors. As exemplified by Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, main battle tanks (MBTs) are not just military ...

It’s been about 30 years since the Army welded a new Abrams tank, and it was going to be another decade until they built a new one, when the service sat down to hammer out the requirements for the ...

Allison’s X1100 cross-drive transmission has been a core component of the Abrams platform since its introduction, combining steering, braking and gear shifting functions into a single compact unit, ...