A promised batch of 49 Australian M1A1 Abrams tanks has begun arriving in Ukraine, but they enter a battlefield transformed by the constant threat of drones. -High losses among the initial ...

Australia has begun delivering 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a move that comes despite initial warnings from the United States about sustainability challenges. -The effectiveness of these tanks is ...

Australian Army M1A1 Abrams tanks are ready to be loaded onto a ship in Geelong, Australia, in May 2025, bound for Ukraine. (Australian Defence Force) TOWNSVILLE, Australia — A first tranche of ...

General view of the delivery of the first company of U.S.-made Abrams M1A1 tanks to arrive in the country under a deal finalised in 2022, at the port in Szczecin, Poland, June 28, 2023.

The M1A1 Abrams Could Defeat Iraq’s Best Tanks The M1A1’s success in Desert Storm can be attributed to its cutting-edge technology at the time. Its 120mm M256 smoothbore gun, paired with a ...

Last year, Australia pledged to send forty-nine M1A1 Abrams to Ukraine. Those valuable vehicles are currently stuck in Poland, as operations at an American-run transfer facility are stalled.

The US sent 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in the fall of 2023. The following summer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that this number wouldn't be enough to make a difference on the ...

Australia has sent Ukraine the first batch of dozens of U.S.-built M1A1 Abrams tanks that it had promised Kyiv for its fight against Russian aggression, according to the Defense Ministry in Canberra.

TOWNSVILLE, Australia — A first tranche of second-hand M1A1 AIM Abrams main battle tanks reached Ukrainian soil last week after being donated by the Australian government. The U.S.-built tanks ...