US military wanted more M1A2 Abrams tanks. The Pentagon published a contract for the development, design and production of Abrams tanks. Reports about it Defence Blog.
The contract worth more than 93 million dollars received the company General Dynamics Land Systems. The publications note that now in the United States the Abrams tanks are upgraded to the level M1A2 SEP V3 (M1A2C). Also in the development of the machine to upgrade the machine to the M1A2 SEP V4 level.
In 2020, there were 2389 major combat tanks in the USA. This number includes 1605 “Abrams” M1A2 SEP V2 and more than 34 M1A2 SEP V3 levels. The first images of the upgraded tank appeared in 2019. The car received additional booking, dynamic protection, new shells and a complex of active protection Trophy.
In November, Popular Mechanics magazine called “Abrams” an ideal means against T-72. The publication of the publication noted that during the war in the Persian Gulf, the American M1 Abrams destroyed more than a thousand Iraqi tanks. The advantages of the American car took the M829 projectile.
In October, the publication of the Breaking Defence publishing was called weapons for a long war with Russia. The author noted that the United States and their allies will require M1A2 Abrams Tanks, M777 Gaubes, M113 armored personnel carriers and M2 Bradley infantry combat machines.