Russia in considering upgrading future T-14 main battle tnks to use the 2A83 152 mm gun instead of its current 2A82 125 mm gun. The 2A83 gun has a high-speed APFSDS shell with a 1,980 m/s muzzle ...

Rheinmetall unveiled the new L/51 130mm tank gun currently undergoing company testing. The new weapon provides 50 percent improvement in performance, over the current 120 mm cannon. It is intended for ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 15, 2013) - The Army is developing a new Advanced Multi-Purpose 120mm tank round that combines six different capabilities into a single round, service officials ...

When you think of a tank, fast probably isn't a descriptor that immediately comes to mind. After all, tanks are heavily armed with large cannons and often feature thick armor to protect them from ...

Rheinmetall unveiled its KF51 Panther MBT technology demonstrator armed with a 130 mm gun at Eurosatory 2022. (Rheinmetall) Rheinmetall unveiled its new KF51 Panther main battle tank (MBT) concept ...

Tanks are generally known for being hulking machines of steel, operating as moving fortresses that can withstand a huge amount of damage and deal out carnage to enemy targets. The largest tanks ever ...

KNDS's Nexter announced in a press release on 29 February that it had qualified its Shard 120 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding sabot (APFSDS) tank ammunition in late 2023 and that it is ...

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At 2 p.m. on October 6, 1973, a thin line of Israeli troops on the Golan Heights glimpsed a terrifying sight: masses of Syrian tanks clanking toward them. Caught by surprise, the Israelis were ...