TechAmericans to produce new abrams tanks to meet global demand

Americans to produce new abrams tanks to meet global demand

Although the M1A2SEPv3 Abrams tanks delivered to the army and foreign clients are described as new, they are, in practice, built using old components with reset lifespans. Soon, this situation will change – the Americans plan to start producing new Abrams tanks.

Abrams tank assembly line
Abrams tank assembly line
Images source: © Lima Tank Plant
Łukasz Michalik

23 May 2024 20:03

The M1A2SEPv3 tanks, including those produced for Poland, which leave the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center production line, are labelled as new. Although their lifespan (mileage) is zero, they essentially contain elements manufactured even decades ago, such as old hulls.

Old parts, like the hulls, are supplemented with new armour modules only on the production line. These are then used as new components in the assembly process of the new tanks.

The increase in international tension has made Americans recognize the need to end the current practice, which made the delivery of new primary tanks dependent on the availability of old components.

For this reason, the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center production facility received significant funding to expand its production base, enabling it to produce entirely new tanks, such as the M1A2SEPv3 and, in the future, the next development version, M1A3.

As noted by Defence24, funding for the American tank factory aims to resume Abrams production and produce other armoured vehicles. The facility will begin producing, among other things, the light M10 Booker tank and the new version of the wheeled Stryker transporter.

© Daily Wrap
·

Downloading, reproduction, storage, or any other use of content available on this website—regardless of its nature and form of expression (in particular, but not limited to verbal, verbal-musical, musical, audiovisual, audio, textual, graphic, and the data and information contained therein, databases and the data contained therein) and its form (e.g., literary, journalistic, scientific, cartographic, computer programs, visual arts, photographic)—requires prior and explicit consent from Wirtualna Polska Media Spółka Akcyjna, headquartered in Warsaw, the owner of this website, regardless of the method of exploration and the technique used (manual or automated, including the use of machine learning or artificial intelligence programs). The above restriction does not apply solely to facilitate their search by internet search engines and uses within contractual relations or permitted use as specified by applicable law.Detailed information regarding this notice can be found  here.