Key Points and Summary - The M551 Sheridan was a unique US Army light tank, officially an Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle, known for its amphibious capability and, most notably, its ...

An armor crewman loads 7.62mm rounds into an Abrams tank during training at Fort Hood, Texas. (Sgt. Sarah Kirby/Army) Army planners are building a new type of battalion for the light tank design that ...

It wasn't long after coming through victorious in the biggest conflict of all time — World War II — that the Soviet Union and the United States ceased being allies and instead engaged in a ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember : The tank has often forgotten but it served well in several conflicts. Here is how it managed to do its job despite many technical issues. The M551 Sheridan light ...

A prototype of the M10 Booker, which is a tank whether the Army wants to admit it or not. (Courtesy of General Dynamics Land Systems) When the Army formally unveiled its new tank on June 8, the ...

When you say "tank," most would think of large lumbering beasts like the German Tiger tank or the Russian KV-1. However, military powers also extensively use small tanks like the American M3 Stuart ...

BAE Systems is updating an M8 Buford Armored Gun System with new capabilities for its prototype for the Army's Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle. (BAE Systems) WASHINGTON — Two competing light tank ...

BAE System's Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle offering is an M8 Buford armored gun system with new capabilities. (Courtesy of BAE Systems) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is comfortable with the way its ...

India's DRDO and Larsen & Toubro unveiled a prototype of the 'Zorawar' light tank in July. Initial tests of the tank have now commenced. (Press Information Bureau) India's state-owned Defence Research ...

“Hence, Light Tank, having employability in various sectors in the country, as well as rapid overseas deployment capability is an operational imperative.” These tanks are to be locally manufactured, ...

China’s Type 15 is built to bring mobility and modern fire control to harsh terrain, but its biggest weakness becomes clear ...