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![Illustrative image. Abrams X prototype during an exhibition in the US. Many of the features, debuted in the Abrams X will be used in the M1E3. (Source: General Dynamics)]( "Illustrative image. Abrams X prototype during an exhibition in the US. Many of the features, debuted in the Abrams X will be used in the M1E3. (Source: General Dynamics)")
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The US Army is fast-tracking development of its next-generation main battle tank, the M1E3 Abrams—a lighter, hybrid-powered evolution designed for the digital battlefield of the 2040s. Drawing on lessons from Ukraine’s war, the new design aims to boost survivability and efficiency while slashing bureaucracy that has slowed modernization for decades.![People with the UK national flag greet the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, departing Tokyo, Japan, on September 2, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "People with the UK national flag greet the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, departing Tokyo, Japan, on September 2, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Too Big to Survive: War in Ukraine Ends Slovakia’s Zuzana 2 Howitzer Era]( "Too Big to Survive: War in Ukraine Ends Slovakia’s Zuzana 2 Howitzer Era")
![The Challenger 3, the British Army’s new main battle tank, during trial. (Source: RoyalArmdCorps/X)]( "The Challenger 3, the British Army’s new main battle tank, during trial. (Source: RoyalArmdCorps/X)")
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A former British Army officer has questioned whether the UK’s next-generation Challenger 3 tank represents the future—or the end—of the country’s tank-building tradition. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stuart Crawford argues that the new British main battle tank, while technically advanced, may be the “last iteration of an obsolete design philosophy.”![Illustrative image. A 155mm Bohdana-BG howitzer firing during acceptance trials, Western Ukraine, 2025. (Source: Wikimedia)]( "Illustrative image. A 155mm Bohdana-BG howitzer firing during acceptance trials, Western Ukraine, 2025. (Source: Wikimedia)")
![A Russian Ignis laser, mounted on the Kurier unmanned ground vehicle during tests. (Source: Russian media)]( "A Russian Ignis laser, mounted on the Kurier unmanned ground vehicle during tests. (Source: Russian media)")
