Key Points – The M60, a descendant of the M48 Patton, served as the US Army’s primary main battle tank for decades, forming ...

Like Mark Twain's death, the demise of the tank has been "greatly ... It's 2023. The tank, in the form of Main Battle Tanks (MBT) like the U.S. Army's M1A2 Abrams or Israeli Merkava 5, is far from ...

Yet, today five tanks do stand out as the very best “modern” main battle tanks (MBTs) in service. The Merkava series of tanks have been in service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF ...

Top 10 Main Battle Tanks: Which Ones Truly Dominate the Battlefield Today? Main battle tanks (MBTs) still play a critical role in modern warfare, but the criteria for what makes a tank “the best ...

French tanks have rolled across the battlefields of Europe for decades, and the most recent addition to those ranks is the Leclerc Main Battle Tank, having replaced the AMX-30. The Leclerc is a ...

Since then, armored vehicles have been a core part of the British Army. Britain's current main battle tank is the Challenger II, which saw service in several conflicts including the Second Gulf War.

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

The British Army has pulled back the curtain on Challenger 3, its next main battle tank. It’s a remanufactured Challenger 2, brought up to modern standards. The U.K. will buy only 148 main ...