David Bassett, Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems, told Scout Warrior in an exclusive interview.īassett emphasized the extensive conceptual work, simulation and design modeling will be needed before there is any opportunity to "bend metal" and produce a new tank. The Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, or TARDEC, is now immersed in the development of design concepts for various super high-tech tank platforms, Maj.
Related: 17 reasons why the M1 Abrams tank is still king of the battlefield The new vehicle, now emerging purely in the concept phase, is based upon the reality that the current M1A2 SEP Abrams main battle tank can only be upgraded to a certain limited extent, senior Army officials explained. The Army is now performing concept modeling and early design work for a new mobile, lethal, high-tech future lightweight tank platform able to detect and destroy a wider range of targets from farther distances, cross bridges, incinerate drones with lasers and destroy incoming enemy artillery fire – all for the 2030s and beyond.
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