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US Army tankers are playing video games online to train for tank warfare during the coronavirus pandemic
Tank crews have been playing War Thunder online due to real tanks being unavailable and social dist…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Marine Corps' M1A2 Abrams tank could get a whole lot tougher
"We've got to start thinking more with a higher technology capability, with vehicle protective syst…
Alex Lockie
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Australia is going to more than double the size of Ukraine's Abrams tank force
Australia is set to transfer nearly 50 American-made M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, officials confir…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine got America's top tank without the latest and greatest armor upgrades, which are 'top secret,' but it's adding its own
Ukraine has added armor to its Abrams tanks to protect against Russian attacks. It isn't a top upgr…
Sinéad Baker
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US-made Abrams are better than Russia's best tanks in the war, Ukrainian commander says, and it's not even close
A Ukrainian commander of an M1 Abrams said the American-made armor was better than Soviet-era tanks…
Jake Epstein
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Ukrainian tanks playing key role in defending Avdiivka against Russian assaults after taking a backseat in fighting
Ukraine's tanks are playing a key role in fending off Russia in Avdiivka after months of taking a b…
Alia Shoaib
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Why Ukraine hasn't been using its dozens of powerful US Abrams tanks
Winter conditions and Russia's defensive lines have rendered Western tanks and the US-made Abrams o…
Thibault Spirlet
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Ukraine at last has all the Abrams tanks the US promised. Now the question is how best to use them.
Current battlefield realities could limit the potential of the Abrams, but the tank's power and rel…
Chris Panella
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As Russia's war in Ukraine drags on, Kyiv's neighbors are loading up on new high-tech military gear
European countries are once again planning for the possibility of a major land war and refilling th…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The war in Ukraine is driving new interest in wheeled armored vehicles, but it's also putting their weaknesses on display
The war in Ukraine has shown that wheeled and tracked armored vehicles each have a role on the batt…
Michael Peck
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Russia's tanks may face 'disadvantageous conditions' in a battle with US-made Abrams tanks, Russian expert says
Russia's tanks are inferior to US-made Abrams tanks, and Russia isn't making enough anti-tank weapo…
Michael Peck
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At a key moment in the war, the US is rushing to get powerful Abrams tanks to Ukraine faster
The Pentagon will send older variants of the Abrams tank to Ukraine, a US official said, with an ex…
Chris Panella
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Ukrainian soldiers knocked out a crash course on the M1 Abrams tank, but Kyiv doesn't want to stop there
A US official told Insider that the 31 Abrams tanks — which are the older M1A1 variant &mdash…
Jake Epstein
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The Western-made tanks heading to Ukraine are unique — but that creates unique problems for Ukraine's military
Ukrainian tank crews, mechanics, and quartermasters will have to learn to accommodate a variety of …
Michael Peck
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This is the M1 Abrams, the powerful American main battle tank the US is sending to Ukraine
First, the British offered up their Challenger tanks. Then the Germans decided to send Leopards. An…
Ryan Pickrell
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Battlefield conditions in Ukraine aren't 'ideal' for F-16 fighter jets, but Abrams tanks will 'certainly make a difference,' US general says
Ukrainian forces are tasked with slowly clearing sophisticated and deadly Russian defensive lines d…
Jake Epstein,Christopher Woody
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Germany is buying robots that look like Russian tanks to practice fighting the real thing
"They are designed to be consumable robots," robotic-vehicle firm Gaardtech's founding director tol…
Michael Peck
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Abrams tanks were 'built to kill' Russian armor, but Ukraine has its work cut out for it keeping them in the fight
Two former US Army officers with direct experience on the Abrams told Insider the tank was signific…
Chris Panella,Ryan Pickrell
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Ukraine is getting a new heavy-duty armored vehicle to haul its damaged tanks off the battlefield, US officials say
It will take months or more for Ukraine to get its Abrams tanks. In the meantime it needs a way to …
Christopher Woody,Jake Epstein
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Ukraine is getting older US Abrams tanks, but Russia's Soviet-era tanks still won't be a match for them in battle
During the Gulf War, the M1A1 Abrams ripped apart old Soviet-era tanks like the ones Russia keeps s…