The Altay also has some design features of the Leopard 2, which is used by the Turkish armed forces. The Altay main battle tank is planned to have a 120 mm/L55 smoothbore gun. It is a version of the ...

A new 120mm smoothbore gun is at the center of the remanufactured Challenger 3 and the British Army’s future armor plans.

Heavy armored warfare is entering a transition period. Legacy main battle tanks remain lethal, but they are increasingly ...

A display of MBDA SmartCruiser and SmartGlider weapons at the Paris Air Show in Paris on June 16, 2025. (Matthieu Rondel/Bloomberg via Getty Images) PARIS — The European Defence Fund plans to allocate ...

Ministers say export opportunities remain under review as Europe advances a next-generation main battle tank programme.

The tank features a hybrid engine, stealth armor, an unmanned turret, and AI-powered targeting, designed to surpass the already advanced K2 Black Panther by 2040. The South Korean K2 Black Panther is ...

Key Points and Summary - The Leclerc main battle tank often gets overlooked compared to other NATO tanks like the M1 Abrams and the Leopard 2. -Developed by GIAT in France, the Leclerc is France’s ...

Unlike other cutting-edge American and Russian tanks, the Challenger 3 will forgo an autoloader—requiring an extra crewmember ...

India is considering a proposal to co-develop Russia’s T-14 Armata main battle tank. The deal has an obvious logic for both sides. In mid-2025, Moscow quietly offered New Delhi a proposal: co-develop ...

Main battle tanks by French-German vendor KNDS are on display at the Eurosatory trade fair outside of Paris in June 2024. (Rudy Ruitenberg/staff) COLOGNE, Germany — The main contractors for the Main ...