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Israel's workhorse Merkava tank could soon be refilling foreign arsenals depleted by the war in Ukraine

Mon, 07/17/2023 - 18:11

Israel Defense Forces IDF Merkava tank — An Israeli Merkava tank trains in the Golan Heights in March 2008.
Israel Defense Forces/Neil Cohen

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Western countries are speeding up tank deliveries to Ukraine, but tanks aren't what Ukrainian troops need to get around Russian forces

Tue, 04/04/2023 - 18:17

Ukraine tank near Zaporizhzhia — A Ukrainian tank at a shooting range near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia on March 29.
Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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Ukrainians are riding tanks captured from an elite Russian unit into battle in Bakhmut, but their new gear may not last long

Tue, 03/21/2023 - 18:07

The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. — Ukrainian troops fire a captured Russian T-80 tank at Russian positions in the Donetsk region on November 22.
AP Photo/LIBKOS

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A German company is offering Ukraine the benefit — and burden — of being the first military to get its brand-new tank

Thu, 03/09/2023 - 23:18

Rheinmetall Panther KF51 main battle tank — A Rheinmetall Panther KF51 main battle tank at the Rheinmetall plant in Lower Saxony in July.
Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images

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The biggest problem with Russia's tanks in Ukraine is the way Moscow tried to use them

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 11:05

Destroyed Russian tank in Kherson Ukraine — A man checks the turret of destroyed Russian tank near a village in Kherson in November 2022.
Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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The war in Ukraine has shown the value of tanks, but militaries are now looking to stock up on slimmed-down versions of them

Sun, 03/05/2023 - 17:37

Soviet light tanks — Soviet light tanks in 1936.
Sovfoto/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Russia's tanks may face 'disadvantageous conditions' in a battle with US-made Abrams tanks, Russian expert says

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 07:06

Destroyed Russian tank near Izyum in Ukraine — A destroyed Russian tank near Izyum in eastern Ukraine in October 2022.
SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images

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The Western-made tanks heading to Ukraine are unique — but that creates unique problems for Ukraine's military

Thu, 02/02/2023 - 18:03

US military life Abrams tank US Army — A US soldier scrambles into the driver's compartment of an M1A1 Abrams tank at Fort Benning in Georgia in May 2016.
Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

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The US's powerful Abrams tanks are heading to Ukraine, but generals disagree over how hard it'll be to use them on the battlefield

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 09:44

An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank from the Minnesota National Guard races through a breach in a barbed wire obstacle during the 116th eXportable Combat Training Exercise at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho — An M1A2 Abrams tank at the Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho.
US Army photo

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Rare battlefield footage shows how Ukraine's upgraded Soviet-era tanks are outperforming Russia's upgraded Soviet-era tanks

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 18:23

Ukrainian tank drives in Siversk — A Ukrainian tank in Siversk near the front lines with Russia on January 21.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images

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