What that nomenclature indicates is that today’s Abrams is the A2 upgrade of the original version, incorporating a “system enhancement package” now approaching its fourth iteration. The Army has leveraged these emerging technologies to upgrade Abrams capabilities several times, resulting in the latest version, officially designated M1A2SEPV4.
They also can provide unparalleled protection to friendly forces charged with defeating entrenched forces in order to seize occupied territory.īut what many experts failed to anticipate at the inception of Abrams is that a revolution in digital technology would also give tanks exceptional situational awareness, lethality and adaptability. Maneuvering tanks can hide from hostile forces in a way that most other warfighting systems cannot. However, the precise opposite seems to be happening. This reality is largely lost on academic observers, who tend to assume that some combination of smart weapons, unmanned aircraft and digital networks will eventually render all heavy armor obsolete.
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