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U.S. Accelerating Delivery Of Abrams Tanks For Ukraine, Will Provide M1A1s By Fall

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U.S. Accelerating Delivery Of Abrams Tanks For Ukraine, Will Provide M1A1s By Fall
M1A1 Abrams tank of Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, USMC Reserves, preparing for a live fire exercise at Yakima Training Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (U.S. Army photo by Sidney Lee, Enterprise Multimedia Center, JBLM.)

The U.S. is accelerating its timeline for delivering Abrams tanks to Ukraine, with plans to now provide refurbished M1A1 platforms by this fall.  While the U.S. originally planned to deliver the newer M1A2 variant of Abrams for Ukraine, the Pentagon said Tuesday refurbishing A1 variant tanks from excess hulls will allow for deliveries this year in support of Kyiv’s ongoing fight against Russia’s invasion. “Ever since we’ve made this announcement we’ve been committed to exploring options to deliver the armored…

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