Three main types of Russian main battle tank (MBT) have come to dominate Russia’s fleet in very different proportions compared with the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February ...
Tanks are becoming steel porcupines in the latest round of improvised armor upgrades in Ukraine. First seen on Russian vehicles, bizarre ‘Dread’ armor with arrays of metal rods or spikes is now being ...
They’ve been a mainstay in battle since the early 20th century. But in just three years of war in Ukraine, tanks have evolved. By Marco Hernandez and Thomas Gibbons-Neff When Russia launched its ...
For civilians looking at a tank on display in a museum, it can look all but impenetrable. Unfortunately for those servicepeople who crew them, that's not the case. Engineers have introduced and ...
Image Credit: User:VargaA - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. From the mud-caked fields of Europe to the ice-bitten steppes of Russia, the Second World War and its tense aftermath gave birth to ...
Though tanks are vulnerable to low-cost missiles and drones, their crews have adapted and developed countermeasures over time—giving them a continuing place in modern warfare. The conflict in Ukraine ...