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M1 Abrams MBT

M1 Abrams Eurosatory 2018

2022-06 US M1A2 MBT Eurosatory Paris Stefan Marx_Tanks-Trucks-Armoured Vehicles-Engineer E

M1A2 Abrams
Eurosatory 2022

M1 Abrams
XM1 with 105 mm gun, 1973

+ General Motors prototype

+ Chrysler prototype, selected

XM1 105 mm FSED pilot vehicle 1976

XM1 with experimental 90 mm gun, proposal 1976 for Mobile Protected Weapon System (MPWS)

M1 with 105 mm gun, 1980, 2374 vehicles

IPM1 with 105 mm gun M68A1, 894 vehicles

M1E1 with 120 mm gun

M1A1 with M256 L44 120 mm gun, 4657 vehicles (221 for USMC), 1984/1986

Total of M1A1 build until stop of production 1993: 4,796

Total inventory M1A1: 7828

USMC: 403 in 2002, 269 to be upgraded to Common Tank Standard, some with Combat Dozer Blade in Iraq

M1A1+ with Block II product improvements, 1985

M1A1 Abrams Battle Command Vehicle, 1997

M1A1 Abrams integrated management for the 21st century (AIM XX program), 600 conversions planned started 1998

M1A1AIM – Abrams Integrated Management, requirement of 1535 vehicles, 309 in 2002, 92 in 2006

+ AIM returns older M1A1 to a zero-mile, zero-hour condition

M1A1AIM XXI

M1A1D digitized version with FBCB2 battle management system and TERM - Tank Extended Range Munition, 1,535 upgrades planned in 2000, cancelled in 2002

M1A1 Firepower Enhancement Program (FEP) with far target locator and improved thermal sight capability, project 2000, MCM – Munitions Countermeasures (planned for 2008)

M1A1HA with Depleted Uranium Armor

M1A1 BCV – Battle Command Vehicle, with dummy gun and advanced C3 equipment, 1 in 1997

M1/Grizzly/Wolverine re-power-program, for 3500 units 2004-2008

USMC M1 Abrams have an infantry phone at the rear, USA do not have

MiA1 SA upgrade with TIGER

M1A1 TUSK upgrade, 2005

General Dynamics Land Systems erhielt einen 33 Millionen US$ Auftrag zur Beschaffung von langfristig benötigten Materialien für die Produktion von 140 Kampfpanzern des Typs M1A1 Abrams in der Version SA (Situational Awareness) für den Iraq. Diese Version beinhaltet FLIR-Geräte der zweiten Generation, den Ausrüstungssatz für den Kampf in bebautem Gelände (TUSK), sowie eine Fahrersehhilfe auf Wärmebildbasis. Zur Ausstattung gehören darüber hinaus das neue Tiger-Triebwerk, ein Pulse Jet System und ein Selbstdiagnosesystem.

Armored recovery vehicle, prototype 1988, total order in 2005: 33 to be delivered in 2007

Combat Mobility Vehicle (CMV) Breacher, named Grizzly prototype 1995, requirement of 366 vehicles, cancelled in 2000, only two prototypes build

Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV), 45 ordered by USMC, 2009: 31, 2 for US Army for evaluation against a requirement of 183

 

Bridging vehicles:

M1 AVLB Grashopper (MAN), prototype 1990

M104, M1 A M1A2 Wolverine HAB (Heavy Assault Bridge), planned 465 vehicles 1997, 29 vehicles ordered until 2001, +10 vehicles starting 2001, 46 in 2002, 2003 Auslieferung abgeschlossen <60 Brücken, Bedarf bleibt, 43 in 2005

M1074 JAB – Joint Assault Bridge on surplus M1A1 chassis, 2007, according requirement for USMC (22 JAB) and US Army (221 units), 2009 3 for USMC for evaluation, 1 for US Army for evaluation, In production since 2016, 169 ordered in 2020

 

Air Defense vehicles:

M1 FAAD-LOS-H program with Roland III missile launcher and 25 mm M242 cannon instead of main gun, proposal 1987

M1 LIBERTY battlefield air defense system, proposal with advanced Crotale missile

M1 LIBERTY 2 battlefield air defense system with SICA missile turret, proposal 1987

 

M1A2 with intervehicular information system, commander´s independent thermal viewer and POSNAV, depleted uranium armor, 1992, 66 + 120 (1999) vehicles USA, 1,174 units planned in 2000 (including SEP), first unit delivered in 1999 with FBCB2, 77 in 2002

M1A2 SEP (System Enhancement Package), with third-generation depleted uranium frontal armor,  1150 ordered 1998 including conversion of 523 M1, requirement of 1174 vehicles, planned upgrade of 1,150 vehicles in 2002, planned conversion of 1,174 vehicles until FY12, 65 approved in 2004

M1A2 upgrade with EBC (Embedded  Battle Command) software, 1999

M1A2 SEP with Diesel engine, prototype 2000

 

M1A2 SEP(V)2

M1A2 SEP(V)3 2017

M1A2 SEPv4, 2018

M1A2 with XM291 lightweight 120 mm cannon, canceled 1998

M1A2 with Rheinmetall L55 ordnance, 1998

M1A2 with US M256E1 long barrel L55 ordnance, 1999

M1A2 with Europack power plant MTU 883 and Renk 295TM automatic transmission, 1997

M1A2 with more fuel-efficient engine (ACCEP – Abrams Crusader Common Engine Program)

M1A2 TUSK upgrade with RMS, 2005

M1A3 Block III requirements, proposal

M1A3, proposal for 140 mm gun tank upgrade 1998

M1 TTB - Tank Test Bed with 120 mm gun M256, 1980

M1 Technology Test Bed with 140 mm gun, 1993

M1 SRV - Surrogate Research Vehicle, 1980

M1 ATD - Automotive Technology Demonstrator

M1 CATTB – Component Advanced Technology TestBed, prototype 1994

M1 Future Combat System, 1998

M1 automotive test rig with LV100 turbine

M1 Block 3, cancelled, planned in service time 1999

 

XM-4 advanced MICV project, 1999

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Force composition:

2001 requirement: 1174 M1A2 SEP + 1535 M1A1 AIM + 2865 reserve component = 7620 M1 MBT

 

2022: AbramsX (M1A3)

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2022-10-16 Rafael Trophy on  Abrams

2023-09 US M1A3 (GDLS)

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2024 Paris Eurosatory US I2K Defense M1 dummy (Stefan Marx) P1510994.JPG

2024 Paris Eurosatory US I2K Defense M1 dummy

2024 Paris Eurosatory US M1A2

2024 Paris Eurosatory US M1A2 (Stefan Marx) P1520036.JPG

In service with:

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Australia:

2004: order of 59 M1A1 AIM tanks

2006: Deliveries in June and December

2023: 127 M1A1 from US surplus of which 75 to be converted ti M1A2SEPv3

 

Egypt:

1991-1998: 555 M1A1

2002: 555+100 being assembled +100 ordered M1A1, 755 M1A1

 

Kuwait:

2002: 236 M1A2

2023: 218 M1A2K

 

Poland:

2023: 250 M1A2SEPv3 MBT on order + 116 M1A1 to be upgraded to M1A2SEPv3

 

Romania:

2024: 54 used M1A2SEPv3 ordered

 

Saudi Arabia:

2002: 315 M1A2

 

Taiwan:

Project Chieh Pao (Rapid Leopard) for procurement of appr. 48 M1A2 cancelled in 2003

2019: 108

2022:108 M1A2T (customized version of M1A2SEPv2)

 

Ukraine:

2024: 200+ from US

 

USA:

2002: 7,918 M1, M1A1 and M1A2

Further Literature:

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