The M551 Sheridan was America’s last true light tank: airdroppable, amphibious, and armed with a 152mm gun that could launch ...

The war in Ukraine has generated renewed interest in the role of tanks on the modern battlefield. Even before the war, some militaries were developing "light tanks" to complement heavier main battle ...

The L6/40 was a light reconnaissance tank used by the Italian Regio Esercito (Royal Army) from May 1941 until the surrender ...

Three years after a deadly clash, India and China's disputed border in the Himalayas remains tense. Both sides are beefing up their presence there, basing more troops and building more infrastructure.

The new maker of the U.S. Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle is the same company that produces the classic Abrams tank. Yet, the MPF vehicle developer, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS ...

When you say "tank," most would think of large lumbering beasts like the German Tiger tank or the Russian KV-1. However, military powers also extensively use small tanks like the American M3 Stuart ...

For the first time in decades, the Army is fielding a new capability to support infantry units: the M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. The service unveiled the vehicle this week at the Pentagon in a briefing ...

The M3/5 Stuart was a Second World War American tank that perenially saw its spotlight whittled away by the Sherman, and even the more well-known but considerably less adored M3 Lee. The Stuart was a ...

Nothing about the M10 “light” tank made sense, given the current threat environment American forces face. As of last week, a weapons platform that the United States Army never really wanted—but was ...

Tanks have been a feature of warfare since September 15, 1916, when a British Mk. I heavy tank lurched toward German positions at the Battle of Flers Courcelette, during the Somme offensive of World ...