In January 1945, the T26E3 Pershings engaged German Tigers and Panthers, proving their combat effectiveness. Key battles like ...

For decades, tanks have been a symbol of battlefield dominance, combining firepower, protection, and mobility.

The cancellation of the SEPv4 and the M10 Booker marks the end of the "Armor-at-any-cost" era. In the 2026 combat landscape, ...

Israeli tanks massing near Gaza have been photographed with so-called “cope cages,” hastily fabricated metal armor designed to detonate anti-tank charges before they come into contact with the tank ...

DRAWSKO PORMOSKIE, Poland - The 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2ABCT), 1st Armored Division marked a significant milestone in their European rotation with the commencement of the M1 Abrams tanks ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The National Research Council will convene specialists in committee form to consider ...

The first functional tank ever built was the venerable Little Willie, constructed in 1915 by the British William Foster & Co. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a proof of concept. The ...

The bizarre sight of an obsolete Russian tank rolling down a road in Ukraine while sporting tall anti-drone cage armor is notable not only for the ludicrously tall add-on protection—which undoubtedly ...

This chapter discusses the foundational basis for the current body armor testing methodologies as practiced by military and law enforcement agencies. In the 1970s developments in fiber technology and ...