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The Israeli Iron Fist active protection system has demonstrated its ability to down incoming drones.

Iron Fist Active Protection System For Armor Can Shoot Down Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 30, 2026

The Leopard 2 Family of Vehicles (FOV) are the main battle tanks (MBT) of the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as several NATO countries. This FOV includes the Armoured Engineer Vehicles (AEV) and Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARV), and are capable of supporting a wide range of operations.

Canada Accelerates Armor Plans To Contend With Growing Threats

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

The British Army’s next main battle tank, the Challenger 3, has successfully fired its main gun for the first time. The new tank is planned to enter service in 2027 and is further evidence of the pivot back toward armored warfare — in Europe, specially — in response to the growing threat from Russia, after many years of stagnation.

Britain’s Challenger 3 Advanced Main Battle Tank Starts Firing Trials

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

The U.S. Army has released the first images showing parts of the design of a very early prototype of the next-generation iteration of the Abrams tank, or M1E3.

Our First Glimpse At The M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank Demonstrator

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 7, 2026

Abrams drone launcher

M1 Abrams Tank Armed With Switchblade Drones Tested By Army

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

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.

M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank “Pre-Prototype” To Be Delivered By End Of Year

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 15, 2025

A second Ukrainian military unit is now operating M1 Abrams tanks, most likely donated by Australia.

M1 Abrams Tanks Now Being Operated By A Second Ukrainian Unit

Howar Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

A U.S. Army armored unit recently tested an M1 Abrams tank armed with a 7.62x51mm M134 Minigun in place of one of its secondary machine guns.

Minigun-Equipped M1 Abrams Tank Being Tested By Army

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

The U.S. Army wants its armored vehicles to begin sporting top attack armor protection by 2027.

Army Wants Cope Cage-Like Armor To Protect From Drone Attacks On Its Tanks

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 1, 2025

An example of the Ukrainian BMP-55 heavy infantry fighting vehicle, a radically reworked T-55 tank converted to transport soldiers across the battlefield, has appeared somewhere in Ukraine. While it’s unclear when or where the imagery was taken, this seems to be the first time a BMP-55 has been sighted in an apparently operational context, with suggestions that only one example of these vehicles was ever completed making its appearance all the more remarkable.

Extremely Rare Ukrainian Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle Appears On Battlefield

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 22, 2025

Four different European defense companies will come together in a joint venture to build a next-generation main battle tank, under the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) initiative.

New Franco-German Tank Project Takes Shape With Industry Team Confirmed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

A video showing testing of the Chinese GL-6 hard-kill active protection system underscores how systems like this to provide a valuable additional layer of defense against uncrewed aerial threats, including highly maneuverable first-person view (FPV) kamikaze drones, something TWZ has previously explored in an in-depth feature.

Chinese Tank’s Active Protection System Seen Intercepting Drone-Fired Rocket Propelled Grenade

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

Tankers from the 33rd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces fire with a Leopard 2A4 tank during a field training at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on October 27, 2024, amid the Russian invasion on Ukraine.

Germany Kicks Off Work On Leopard 3 Main Battle Tank

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 7, 2025

One of Ukraine’s Cold War-era Leopard 1 main battle tanks survived as many as a dozen hits from Russian first-person view (FPV) attack drones, according to Ukrainian sources. The incident underscores the proliferation of this particular threat on the battlefield but also points to the effectiveness of the ‘up-armored’ version of the venerable Leopard 1, examples of which have received a variety of different protective measures in Ukrainian service.

Ukrainian Leopard 1 Tank Survived A Dozen Drone Strikes: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 24, 2025

Sweden is buying 44 German-made Leopard 2A8 tanks, in addition to upgrading 66 of its older models to the same standard, continuing a period of military investment for the Scandinavian country, which joined NATO last year. The decision adds another customer to a growing list of Leopard 2A8 operators, which also notably includes fellow NATO members Lithuania and Norway, also in the strategically critical Baltic region.

Sweden Buys More Leopard 2 Tanks As Part Of Major Defense Build-Up

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 9, 2025

The commander of a Ukrainian Abrams tank talked about surviving Russian FPV drone strikes.

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Commander Talks Tank’s Major Vulnerabilities, Advantages In Combat

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 20, 2024