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Army Details New M1E3 Abrams Tank Modernization Plan, Aims To Field By Early 2030s

Army Details New M1E3 Abrams Tank Modernization Plan, Aims To Field By Early 2030s
A M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment engages a target during the company’s Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia Feb. 4, 2017.

The Army is setting course on a new modernization path for its Abrams tanks, detailing plans to develop an M1E3 Abrams it aims to field by the early 2030s with “capability improvements” required for future fights. In turn, the Army will move on from the M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 4 (SEPv4) upgrade effort for the General Dynamics Land Systems [GD]-built tanks and said it will focus on producing the current M1A2 SEPv3 at a “reduced rate until production transitions…

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