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Tanks

News, explainers, and analysis of military armor... though mostly just tanks.

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An Armored Crew from the 3rd Battalion 73rd Armor Regiment (Airborne), 82d Airborne Division, driving a M551A1 Sheridan light tank.
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The last light tank the Army had actually wasn’t bad

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jun 11, 2026

A photo of the prototype for the Army's M1E3.
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These are the first photos of the Army’s M1E3 Abrams prototype

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

A mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear weapon test during Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER. Over two thousand Marines witnessed the event, which was conducted in 1952 at the Nevada Proving Ground.
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The Army once considered a nuclear-powered tank built by Chrysler

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 16, 2025

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, drives to a firing lane to zero an M1A2 Abrams Tank at Dona Ana Range Complex, New Mexico, Nov. 17, 2025. The event was part of the Iron Heroes Competition, designed to identify the best individuals and teams in the 1st Armored Division to compete at higher Army echelon competitions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jerron Bruce)
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We salute the soldiers who named their tank ‘Executioners Finest’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 6, 2025

A XM30 Bradley replacement illustration showing a concept of the vehicle.
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Inside the XM30 program: The Army’s Bradley replacement

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Nov 19, 2025

U.S. Soldiers maneuver a M1 Abrams main battle tank into a breaching position during Rotation 25-04 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 9, 2025.
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The next Abrams tank, built lighter and quieter, is due next year

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Oct 30, 2025

An M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank at Bergen-Hohne Training Area, Germany, equipped with Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles and the Trophy Active Protection System, July 10, 2020.
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What the Army is doing to keep its tanks alive against drones

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jul 24, 2025

An M10 Booker undergoing testing at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds.
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The Army doesn’t want the M10 Booker. Do the Marines need it?

By Kyle Gunn

Posted on Jun 21, 2025

M1 Abrams
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The Army takes steps so its 250th birthday parade won’t destroy DC streets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 17, 2025

M60 tank
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Why Washington state used M60 tanks to prevent avalanches

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 12, 2025

‘World of Tanks’ gamers set up desk-mounted tank gun
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‘World of Tanks’ gamers set up desk-mounted tank gun

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jun 2, 2024

Army’s first M10 Booker, ‘Another Episode,’ christened by families of soldiers
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Army’s first M10 Booker, ‘Another Episode,’ christened by families of soldiers

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Apr 18, 2024

The Army is standardizing how armor crews train and shoot
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The Army is standardizing how armor crews train and shoot

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Mar 1, 2024

We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Animaniacs’
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We salute the Army crew that named their tank ‘Animaniacs’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 29, 2024

Bradley Fighting Vehicles are taking out modern tanks in Ukraine
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Bradley Fighting Vehicles are taking out modern tanks in Ukraine

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 14, 2024

tank m10 booker abrams
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The M10 Booker Combat Vehicle is definitely a tank, says Gen. Abrams

By Matt White

Posted on Oct 11, 2023