The M1A2 Abrams is the tank of the future
The M1A2 Abrams is the tank of the future
In 2013, a year before Russia took Crimea and invaded its sovereign neighbor, Ukraine, the United States came within months of closing the last plant in the Western Hemisphere capable of building the main battle tanks. The Obama Administration, believing that the United States no longer faced the threat of conflict with a great power of the land, sought to save money through ending the Abrams update program and the closure of the factory during four years, called the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center (JSMC), in Lima, Ohio.
Now the great power competition has returned and with it the need to dissuade conventional aggression on a large scale both in Europe and in Asia. Russia, for example, has participated in a comprehensive program of decades to modernize its conventional force structure and now represents a threat to NATO. According To the Army Chief of Staff, General Mark Milley, the US ground forces. UU they are threatened by Russian tanks and artillery: "It's close, it's not too dramatic, but it's the combination of systems: we do not like it, we do not want it, but yes, we're technically surpassed and overcome."
Faced with this threat, the Army responded by boosting its modernization efforts. He created a series of Cross Function Teams (CFTs) to address critical areas for modernization, including long-range precision attack, air defense, and missile and network attacks. One CFT focuses on Next generation combat vehicles . The mandate of this CFT is to manage short-term upgrade programs, such as the mobile protected firepower and the armored multi-purpose vehicle, while longer-term efforts are made to find replacements for existing armored fighting vehicles. For example, the highest army leaders modernization The priority for a next-generation combat vehicle is a replacement for Bradley's combat vehicle.
Fortunately, the Army does not have to develop a new tank. Abrams today is not your father's main battle tank. Since it was introduced in 1980, it has undergone a series of improvements to keep it ahead of its competitors. During the more than three decades that the M1 Abrams has been in service, the Army has improved or replaced almost everything except the original 1500-horsepower gas turbine engine. As a result, Abrams remains today the best main battle tank in the world.
More critical due to the evolving threats, the Abrams is the tank of the future. The planned improvements will ensure that Abrams maintains its dominant position over the next decades. The army begins to receive the latter. to update , the system improvement package version 3 (SEPv3). This provides the M1A2 with new computers, sensors, radios and power management systems. It installs a new Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) that allows Abrams to keep its sophisticated systems up and running while the engine is off. Survival measures include an improved station for remotely operated weapons, an electronic warfare package of remotely controlled improvised explosive devices and reinforced armor. The SEPv3 will also improve the lethality of Abram by adding an improved ammunition data link for the fire control system and new rounds for the 120mm main gun, including one designed to defeat the explosive armor of the last Russian tanks.
According "For Major General David Bassett, former executive officer of Ground Combat Systems programs," The Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 is the first of a series of new or improved vehicles that we will deliver to the Army Armored Brigade Combat Teams. "It is a great step forward in reliability, sustainability, protection and power on board that positions the Abrams tank and our ABCT for the future."
In a separate initiative, the Army is also adding an Active Protection System (APS) to the Abrams. An APS detects, tracks and intercepts rocket-propelled grenades and guided anti-tank missiles. Initially, the Abrams will be equipped with the APS Trophy designed by Israel.
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The Army already has an even more advanced package of improvements for the developing Abrams. Has been reported that the Enhanced Package System Version 4 (SEPv4) will add a new laser rangefinder, an Advanced Advanced Infrared scope, cameras to provide 360 degree situational awareness, integrated on-board networks, advanced meteorological sensors, improved ammunition data links, laser warning receivers and A 120 mm tank more lethal and versatile.
Beyond these improvements, other innovations could further improve Abram's performance and survivability. The total weight of the platform could be reduced by replacing the existing 120 mm gun with a lighter one, changing the wiring of the tank with fiber optic cables and even adding an automatic loader for the main gun that would allow changing the current turret for a smaller one . . Some observers have He suggested adding a round with no line of sight to the Abrams ammunition suite. This would significantly expand the combat envelope of the tank. The Abrams gas turbine engine could be replaced by one that uses diesel fuel or even with a diesel-electric hybrid engine.
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