19.10.2025, 10:26
Zur neuen, anstehenden Variante des Abrams, dem M1E3: Der MBT wird wohl mit ca. 60 Tonnen ein relativ leichtes Fahrzeug werden, zudem soll es anscheinend einen Hybrid-Antrieb geben:
Schneemann
Zitat:M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank “Pre-Prototype” To Be Delivered By End Of Yearhttps://www.twz.com/land/m1e3-abrams-nex...nd-of-year
The U.S. Army is pushing to get a very early prototype of the next-generation iteration of the Abrams tank, or M1E3, before the end of the year. The M1E3 is expected to be substantially different from earlier versions of the Abrams, featuring a host of new defensive capabilities and other advanced technologies, as well as reduced weight and increased fuel economy. [...]
In 2023, the Army announced it was scrapping plans for more incremental upgrades to the existing M1A2 Abrams model in favor of the M1E3. General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), the current prime contractor for the Abrams, received an initial M1E3 design contract last year. The Army’s Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO-GCS), situated at the service’s Detroit Arsenal in Michigan, is leading the effort. [...]
The Army’s chief technologist says that Col. Ryan Howell, who has managed the Abrams program for years and is now the acting deputy head of PEO-GCS, has assured the service’s leadership that a “pre-prototype” M1E3 will be delivered sometime in December. [...]
“It’ll be hybrid. It will not be fully electric,” Miller said after the interview with Judson. “We don’t want fully electric, because there’s no place to charge. You need the liquid fuel to actually generate power. But what we’re seeing, and I have not put this to the test, so this is just sort of the math behind it, is the way that they’re going to deliver it, it’ll be about 40 percent more fuel efficient.”
The Army has also said previously that it is targeting a gross weight goal of 60 tons.
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