He said the M1A1, even though it's an older model of the Abrams that has been the main US battle tank for decades, was twice as good as Russia's T-90. "It's like a mouse against a big cat, if we ...

A M1A1 Abrams main battle tank in action during Exercise Chong Ju at the Puckapunyal Military Area on May 9, 2019 in Seymour, Australia. The U.S. Defense Department said Ukraine would received ...

The U.S. Army is gearing up to move tank warfare forward with the development of a new model of Abrams Main Battle Tank that's been designated the AbramsX. This new model, which is a generational ...

Ukraine has received all 31 of the formidable M1A1 Abrams tanks promised by the US. Current battlefield realities, like the lack of tank-on-tank fighting, could limit the potential uses.

The Abrams first entered service in 1980. The first model, the M1, was produced in the late 1970s and the second edition, the M1A1, began production in 1985.

On Oct. 17, Australia pledged to gift 49 second-hand M1A1 AIM Abrams tanks to Ukraine. This came just weeks after a first batch of new M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams replacements arrived in Australia from the U.S.