![]() ![]() The government of Australia’s request to buy 75 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 MBTs and associated vehicles through the US’ Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme was approved by the US State Department in April 2021. The delivery of all the tanks under the contract is expected to be completed in June 2028. The first delivery order was valued at $406m. In December 2020, General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a $4.6bn fixed-price incentive contract to produce Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 MBTs for the US Army. ![]() General Dynamics Land Systems received a $714m delivery order from the US Army to upgrade an additional 174 M1A1 MBTs to M1A2 SEPv3 standard in January 2019. ![]() The US Army placed an order with General Dynamics for the upgrade of 100 M1A1 MBTs to M1A2 SEPv3 in July 2018. The maximum speed is 42 mph and its range is 265 miles.General Dynamics Land Systems also received a $270m contract from the US Army Tank Automotive Command to manufacture 45 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks in October 2017. It sports a 1,500-horsepower gas turbine engine. The loader can prepare a round for fire in three seconds. The Abrams boasts a powerful 120 mm smoothbore cannon and two machine guns. You can see the latest from 1945 on Russia's T-14 Armata here and here. ![]() To keep up with the demand and to compete with Russian tanks such as the T-14 Armata, the Americans needed to constantly improve the Abrams over the years. Since then, US allies have ordered hundreds of the various Abrams models. Moreover, the United States didn't lose a single tank crew member during the first Gulf War. The Americans lost only 18 Abrams tanks, with nine taken out of service due to damages, while another nine were destroyed completely. That's when the Abrams made piecemeal of the Iraqis. Almost 1,900 tanks streamed across the desert to attack Saddam Hussein's Army. The Abrams did not see major conflict until Operation Desert Storm, but there it dominated the Iraqis. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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