Small drones packed with explosives have proven to be a major threat to armored vehicles in Ukraine. Both sides of the conflict have built cages around their tanks to give them added protection. One Ukrainian operation is making protective screens for Kyiv’s arsenal of US-made M1 Abrams tanks. American-made M1 Abrams tanks were built to […]
Retired US Army general Mark Hertling challenged Ukrainian soldiers’ criticisms of the M1 Abrams tank. Ukrainian soldiers complained the armor is insufficient and that the tank has equipment issues. Hertling said the high maintenance demands for the tanks makes them less suitable for Ukraine. Retired US Army general Mark Hertling pushed back after Ukrainian soldiers […]
Retired US Army general Mark Hertling challenged Ukrainian soldiers’ criticisms of the M1 Abrams tank. Ukrainian soldiers complained the armor is insufficient and that the tank has equipment issues. Hertling said the high maintenance demands for the tanks makes them less suitable for Ukraine. Retired US Army general Mark Hertling pushed back after Ukrainian soldiers […]
America’s Abrams tanks are failing on the battlefield in Ukraine as Russia has labelled them “empty tin cans”. The US donated 31 Abrams to Ukraine last year in a move heralded as a potential game changer for Kyiv in its fight against Russia. Ukraine had been complaining that its old soviet-era tanks were getting stuck […]
Ukraine’s U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams tanks are getting new production-standard anti-drone armor screens, also commonly known as “cope cages,” on their turrets. Pictures of one of the modified Abrams show it has also received additional explosive reactive armor (ERA), modifications that have also been appearing elsewhere in the field. This all comes roughly a month after […]
A Ukrainian tank crew told state media they’re still using the Abrams tank on the front lines. The report comes after the Pentagon said Ukraine had pulled back its Abrams tanks over concerns of drone attacks. A Ukrainian Abrams commander told Army TV that the tanks weren’t withdrawn but are used situationally. A Ukrainian tank […]
A Ukrainian tank crew told state media they’re still using the Abrams tank on the front lines. The report comes after the Pentagon said Ukraine had pulled back its Abrams tanks over concerns of drone attacks. A Ukrainian Abrams commander told Army TV that the tanks weren’t withdrawn but are used situationally. A Ukrainian tank […]
Russia is using an open-air exhibition to boast about its “trophies” from the war in Ukraine. The exhibition featured more than 30 NATO vehicles taken from Ukrainian forces, like an Abrams tank. Russia has sought to portray NATO’s supplying of Ukraine with arms as an act of war. Russia launched an open-air exhibition on Monday showing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine has sidelined U.S.-provided Abrams M1A1 battle tanks for now in its fight against Russia, in part because Russian drone warfare has made it too difficult for them to operate without detection or coming under attack, two U.S. military officials told The Associated Press. The U.S. agreed to send 31 Abrams to […]
A M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank in 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division fires at a prop target during a live fire exercise on Feb. 17, 2023 in Petrochori Training Area, Greece.US Army photo by Pfc. Matthew Wantroba Russia says it knocked out an M1 Abrams tank near Avdiivka, a first the US-made […]
An M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank fires during the Tank Gunnery Competition, TIGERCOMP on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, August 29, 2019.US Marine photo by Sgt. Tayler P. Schwamb Ukraine’s defense ministry posted the first video showing its new Abrams tanks in battle on Friday. Ukraine received the powerful US-made tanks last fall. The Abrams […]