US Abrams tanks have seen combat in Ukraine, where Soviet-style tanks are by far the most prevalent. Soviet-style tanks are smaller and lighter than their American counterparts. Both designs have ...

When it comes to Ukraine, the gloomsters are out in force. Morose chatter about stalemate and positional defence, combined with the atrocious freezing weather, has many pessimistic about Kyiv’s ...

What makes a tank a failure? Does it have to have a drivetrain so unreliable you have to carry a spare transmission in the trunk? Does it need to ignite its ammo box and send the turret into low-Earth ...

American tank crews from the 1st Armored Division push their limits during Iron Heroes, a high-intensity competition designed ...

The Defense Department’s latest military assistance to Ukraine includes funding for 45 tanks, but not Western main battle tanks such as the M1 Abrams. The U.S. military is paying for 45 Soviet-era ...

Earlier this week, it was announced that German and American tanks are headed to Ukraine to assist in the country's ongoing resistance to the Russian invasion. Some analysts say it could be a game ...

On January 25, President Joe Biden announced that the United States would provide thirty-one M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The announcement came after a month of speculation over what nations, if any, ...

For the first time, U.S. officials stated last week that advanced, Western-style tanks are “absolutely on the table” for Ukraine. The statement is a reversal of policy that meant mostly defensive ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with historian Antony Beevor about the role tanks play in warfare and how Ukraine might benefit from them. With word this week that German and American tanks are headed ...

When you think of tanks, rumbling fortresses of armor and firepower usually come to mind. Over a century of use and technological upgrades have solidified this image along with the tank's role on the ...

Russian Soviet-style tanks and the American-made Abrams are both at war in Ukraine, as well as in Russia's Kursk. From the design and combat capability perspectives, the two tank styles are very ...