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The Abrams M1E3 American tank has to

Army of the Future: The United States showed the concepts of M1E3 Abrams and BMP XM-30 (photo)

The Abrams M1E3 American tank has to "lose weight" up to 60 tons, get charging and new technologies. And BMP XM-30, which will replace M2 Bradley, will get a more powerful gun. The Industry Day 2024 conference showed quality concepts of the latest US Army: BMP XM30 and Abrams M1E3. The concepts are available at the presentation link. The characteristics of the next generation machines were also briefly described.

In particular, the M1E3 Arams tank plans that the crew will consist of 3 fighters, not 4 like current machines. This means the presence of a charging machine. It will have a 120mm gun, a built-in active protection complex, a hybrid electric power plant and a weight of 60 tons.

BMP XM-30, which will replace the known M2 Bradley, will have the following characteristics: 50mm automatic gun (in M2 Bradley 25 mm gun), built-in active protection complex, also hybrid electric power plant and weight 47-55 tons M2 Bradley 27. 6 tons). The crew of the machine will consist of two soldiers, and the landing department will be designed for 6 military. To supplement BMPs and tanks will be robotic machines. They should be arrived in 2028. 2 soldiers will be required to control.