To determine the fastest tanks in U.S. military history, ... At the top of this list is the M41 Walker Bulldog. It was developed in the early 1950s to replace the M24 Chaffee light tank.

The turret is the part of the tank that can rotate and carries the big gun, but it's also a highly specialized weapons system packed with tech.

To try to cope with this problem, the Army is investing in a lighter tank than its current battlefield behemoth, the M1 Abrams main battle tank. This new vehicle, ...

As the Army moves ahead with its effort to replace the Bradley fighting vehicle, it will be another three years before senior leaders decide what to do with the service's Cold War-era M1 Abrams tank.

The Army is canning the M10 Booker, a tank-like armored vehicle that the service chose less than two years ago as its first major new frontline combat weapon in decades.

View full weather report. Summer Sale - Start Today for $1 - Expires 6/30/25. ... Military tank draws a crowd of onlookers as it makes its way down Bay Street in St. George on Oct. 19, 1976.