Like the AK-47, the Soviet RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade has become one of the most widely-distributed infantry weapons on Earth, used by everyone from E8 nations to guerrilla insurgency groups in ...

Heavy tanks were used to resolve disputes with horsepower and steel. At this point, they resolve them using electricity, detectors, and ability to live first. The M1E3 Abrams of the U.S. Army and the ...

Ukraine is adding protective coverings to US-donated Abrams tanks to counter Russia. The 31 Abrams tanks it received came without the most advanced armor. Ukraine's new shields aim to protect against ...

The most useful upgrade is also, in armored warfare, the one that shifts the order of who gets the first correct shot, but not the order of the silhouette. It is the actual message that the M60A3 is ...

The Ukrainian army is up-armoring its American-made M-1A1 Abrams tanks—with a layer of explosive reactive armor. The ERA—sandwiches of plastic-explosive and steel that explode outward when struck—can ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Challenger 2 is considered one of the best-protected tanks in the world, equipped with second-generation Chobham Armor, a composite matrix of ceramic and metal with ...

The first functional tank ever built was the venerable Little Willie, constructed in 1915 by the British William Foster & Co. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a proof of concept. The ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Challenger 2 is considered one of the best-protected tanks in the world, equipped with second-generation Chobham Armor, a composite matrix of ceramic and metal with ...

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Armor plated steel dates back to the times of the 18 ton ‘land-ship’ or tank built in 1915 during World War I. At the time the World’s first practical tank, ‘Little Willie’, was built from 0.39 inch ...

Images from a workshop in Russian-held territory in Ukraine show spiky wire armor being fitted to military vehicles as ...