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GD Has Delivered First M1E3 Abrams Tank Prototype, Army Chief Says

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GD Has Delivered First M1E3 Abrams Tank Prototype, Army Chief Says
An M1A2 main battle tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 35nd Armored Regiment breaches obstacles during AWA 17.1 at Fort Bliss on Oct. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Frederick Poirier, 55th Combat Camera)

The Army has received the first prototype of the new M1E3 Abrams tank from General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems [GD], the service’s top uniformed official recently confirmed. Gen. Randy George, the Army’s chief of staff, provided the delivery update as the service pursues an accelerated timeline for the program that includes receiving three more prototypes next year.  “Everybody said [it] would take six or seven years to build. And we already have one that’s finished. And we’re going to have…

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