At the Eurosatory exhibition, the US presented the M1E3 Abrams with an AI and an automatic loader.

Eurosatory 2026 is taking place in Paris. It is positioned as the main venue for showcasing technologies that will shape NATO's armored forces in the coming decades. The key innovation at the show was the newest American main combat vehicle. танк M1E3 Abrams, developed by General Dynamics Land Systems.

Unlike previous modifications, which emphasized firepower and armor, the M1E3 emphasizes situational awareness, survivability, and deep network integration. The vehicle essentially becomes a command and control node within a unified battlefield ecosystem.

The tank's key technological solutions include artificial intelligence and sensor integration. AI helps identify threats, monitor them in real time, and prioritize targets. The AI-powered combat module is expected to be able to automatically engage FPV targets.dronesAI uses data from sensors and cameras that provide all-round visibility.

The tank has an unmanned turret and automatic loader. This allowed the crew to be reduced from four to three, housing them in a reinforced armored capsule. The turret is equipped with an EOS R400S-Mk2 remote-controlled module with a 40mm grenade launcher, a machine gun, and a Javelin anti-tank missile.

The tank is equipped with the Trophy active protection system and anti-tank weapons. drones and anti-tank rockets.

As a hybrid power plant, the diesel-electric engine, which replaced the gas turbine, reduces fuel consumption and reduces the so-called thermal signature of the combat vehicle.

The tank's modular design is built to MOSA standards and allows for rapid software updates and the integration of new systems as threats emerge.

The fundamental decision was to shift the emphasis from passive armor to active protection and stealth.

The developers have effectively admitted that no tank can "absorb" modern precision-guided munitions. As Michelle Link, deputy program manager for ground combat platforms, stated, the M1E3 "combines advanced protection, reduced weight, and a smaller logistics footprint to meet tomorrow's battlefield challenges." It is positioned as a tank for network-centric warfare.

The first M1E3 Abrams will be delivered to the military for testing as early as 2026, with serial production planned to begin by 2030.

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[pyagomail.com]

First, we need to determine the place of the tank in modern warfare.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

/silently looks towards the toilet/ :)

[pyagomail.com]

Quote: Vadim Topal-Pasha

/silently looks towards the toilet/ :)

Seriously speaking, in the NBO, tanks operate as self-propelled guns, nothing more. Neither active armor nor an unmanned turret are relevant here.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Yeah, something like that. It's just not clear who downvoted you and why? /sincerely perplexed/

[knn54]

The weight has been reduced by 18 tons, meaning the vehicle weighs no more than 60 tons. This increases maneuverability and facilitates transportation.
But the cost will skyrocket, and repairs will become more complicated. The armor thickness has been reduced, the turret is unmanned, and all hope lies in the sensors. Failure of these (by shrapnel, for example) will render an otherwise undamaged vehicle inoperable.

[smart fellow]

In short, the Americans decided to copy the Chinese ZTZ-100, only the Chinese have a 105mm gun, and the crew of the Chinese tank has augmented reality glasses - a 360-degree view system that transmits data directly to them.

[Nexcom]

..automatic loader, yeah. African Americans refused to serve as loaders?

[Normann]

Minus a couple of blacks from the army)

[Motorist]

Quote: Nexcom

African Americans refused to serve as loaders?

It's just that the quality has changed. An AI-powered automatic loader is a black man with a college degree.

[barclay]

So, what do you think? A completely new stage in the development of tank building. It has something in common with our Armata (which sank into obscurity). All that's left is to test it under all conditions and launch mass production. It's worth noting that the Americans have been better at launching production than we have, unfortunately.

[Normann]

When money can't run out, it will be easier.

[alex-defensor]

Quote: barclay

All that's left is to test it under all conditions and launch mass production. It's worth noting that the Americans have been better at launching production than we have, unfortunately.

Has everyone noticed the launch year? 2030... I suspect that by that year, the Witkoffs and Zyatkoffs will have stopped intoxicating our "elite" with the "spirits of Anchorage," and Europe will be just in time with its preparations; we're giving them time. But what state Russia, which is already approaching, will be in by 2030 is a question mark.

Quote: Normann

When money can't run out, it will be easier.

That's true. But excuses won't change the situation. We don't want to attack Europe now; by 2030, we'll end up with a weaker Russia due to strikes and sanctions, and a stronger West with a modernized army and established manufacturing industry.

The only hope left is China, perhaps it will finally succeed in crushing the elite West, the “monster” that has long been “drinking the blood” of all humanity.

[bayard]

Don't rely on China, it has its own mind.
And if there's a clear understanding of what's happening and the prospects for further developments, then action is necessary... well, at least until the end of this year. Europe is defenseless against our attack – it has no missile defense, so it will perish quickly, just like England. And we won't need to use our strategic nuclear forces for that. We won't even need to mobilize for that. At least not preemptively. But for the US to step in for them and get a reciprocal exchange with us... that's unlikely. Because then China will already have won. So, in all likelihood, they'll abstain and pretend, "Serves them right."
And it's definitely not possible to reach an agreement with the Europeans. They shoot mad dogs. Without sentimentality. Out of compassion for the people.
And so it will be Right.
And Ramzan says that it’s time...

[alex-defensor]

Quote: bayard

Don't rely on China

By "hope for China" I didn't mean exactly what you understood.
Otherwise, I agree and I constantly write about this.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: barclay

There is something in common with our Armata

An automatic loader and an unmanned turret. Comparing the Armata and the Abrams requires knowing the full performance characteristics of both. For obvious reasons, we don't have complete information about the T-14. And if we compare what we know about the T-14 with what we learned from the article about the Abrams, the T-14 is clearly inferior to the new mattress tank.
The only question is: will what is stated in the Abrams work?

[Evgeny64]

Yeah, and in what way is it "of course inferior"? In mythical maneuvering hypersonic missiles, AI-powered defense against drones, and other gadgets that exist only in fantasy?
Everything else, like the automatic loader on the T-64, was already tested long ago, but here's just a project, missiles launched from the barrel? Even our 72nds would laugh at that.
Almost everything described has been tested on the T-14, which actually saw combat and actually turned out to be far from what was dreamed of, and was sent for modifications. This mythical tank, however, doesn't even have any of this in its model, and the bulk of its devices aren't even on paper.
Let them at least develop hypersonic missiles by 30 and try to catch up with the Houthis.
Another tank, designed to squeeze out the budget, which, like everything that came after the "Abrasha," will remain in mockup form at most.
There will soon be dozens of them, the budget for which has been spent, the tanks have gone to the museum, and the new money is for a new project.
P.S. I've stopped laughing at these "hypersonic" ambitions of the mattress makers. A gun with such characteristics can only be electromagnetic; it didn't work on a ship, but it definitely will on a tank. Don't forget to attach the wagon to the power plant. And once they do, trying to fit "controllability" into a rocket's dimensions, even of a ship's caliber, hasn't worked yet.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Evgeny64

In mythical maneuvering hypersonic missiles, AI-powered defense against drones, and other gadgets that exist only in fantasy?
Everything else, like the automatic loader on the T-64, was already tested long ago, but here's just a project, missiles launched from the barrel? Even our 72-year-olds would laugh at that.

You yourself invented my alleged statements and criticized them yourself. Well done, sit down, high five.

[Evgeny64]

That is, this

What we know about the T-14 and what we learned from the article about the Abrams means that the T-14 is certainly inferior to the new mattress.

did I come up with it?

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: Evgeny64

That is, this

What we know about the T-14 and what we learned from the article about the Abrams means that the T-14 is certainly inferior to the new mattress.

did I come up with it?

That's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is this -

Quote: Evgeny64

Yeah, and what exactly is "of course inferior"? Mythical maneuvering hypersonic missiles, AI-powered drone defense, and other gadgets that only exist in fantasy?

Have I even written a word about what you have come up with here?

[Proud.]

"...Advanced munitions, including maneuvering hypersonic projectiles and gun-launched anti-tank guided missiles..." Yes, of course we believe...Hypersonic projectiles!!?? Trumpushko, go ahead.

[Amin_vivec]

Americans are great. They can wrap shit in gold and sell it as Dubai chocolate at exorbitant prices; they're masters at making money. Bravo)))

Projectiles, supersonic, maneuverable, let them also be thinking and feeling))) and on weekends they will also read Goethe.

[rocket757]

Arms manufacturers must come up with and offer a wealth of interesting features to make their product seem interesting, promising, and even in demand... but that's just a cliche; there's no guarantee that what's offered, what's promised, will work as intended, or even work at all or meet the customer's requirements.

[barclay]

the fact that what was proposed, what was promised, will work as it should, or even...
This is why there are tests (including in combat conditions) and flexible responses to eliminate deficiencies.
This is a normal process, which of course requires time and resources.

[rocket757]

So yes, any serious equipment goes through its own process of being brought to the required, working condition... but not all of it, every single one, goes through this process to reach that working condition, meeting the customer's requirements...
This also happens...
And by the way, what did I write that was wrong... everything is exactly like that, in fact...

[barclay]

Yes, everything you write is correct, but apparently we have different emphases. Testing and adjustments during testing are done to get as close as possible to the customer's requirements or to understand that not all requirements are feasible.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Hooray! Our "partners" from the Wild West have finally caught up with the USSR's tank-building prowess of the 1960s! I'm talking about the first automatic loader on the mass-produced T-64A tank.

[Demobilized]

The most important thing here is situational awareness and network.

[Vadim Topal Pasha]

Well, theoretically, yes... I'm more of a joke than a serious one about "Wild West partners with automatic loaders." And how the network will work in practice on the battlefield is anyone's guess! :)

[Izotovp]

But this modification is serious business. It's effectively implemented all the latest developments, taking into account the current state of combat. And if we don't revive the Armata program as the sole medium MBT, or as a heavy 152-caliber tank in addition to the 125-caliber medium tanks based on the T-80/90, we risk losing control of the battlefield.
By the way, augmented reality glasses are great, but how durable and comfortable are they in smoke/burrowed conditions, partial failure due to vibrations, and how dangerous are they during active movement in combat conditions over rough terrain? On the range, it's certainly astronomical!

[AshPoseidon]

They've made a good tank, judging by the specs posted. But drones are everything, except for RPGs and ATGMs.

[tehnix]

But drones solve everything

Forget about the mines! A tank with a mine-clearing trawl is a slow and unwieldy design...

[501 Legion]

Where are the normal photos or videos? What kind of idiotic picture is that on the news?

[tralflot1832]

A black man loading an Abrams is racial segregation. Free Angela Davis!!!

[FeHa3eIIaM]

It's a classic: the Americans barely even announced their new tank before the internet pundits on VO had already trashed it. Life hasn't taught them anything.

[tehnix]

Maybe I'm missing something, but from what I've heard and read, mines were the most common cause of tank destruction. A military chronicle once reported that a tank could withstand up to 60 drone hits. So, a vehicle can be so badly burned that a drone can't easily penetrate it, but how can you survive mines if the mine-clearing machine is hampering your movement? Add to that the load on the engine from the barbecue and the mine-clearing machine...
I have a question on the tip of my tongue: how necessary is such thick armor on a tank, if it’s rare that a vehicle can get into direct tank-to-tank fire contact?

[tehnix]

The tank's key technological solutions include artificial intelligence and sensor integration. AI helps identify threats, monitor them in real time, and prioritize targets. The AI-powered combat module is expected to be able to automatically engage FPV drones. The AI ​​utilizes data from sensors and cameras providing 360-degree visibility.

Here's an AI with rapid-fire, highly accurate homing guns... I like that. But there should be at least three 30mm cannons, not just one, otherwise they won't be able to fight off an attack from multiple sides. And they need more ammunition, a couple of stingers... Are we approaching Stalin's land battleship?... No?

[lukash66]

So the blacks will start a riot again, how can they do that with an automatic loader and without a black man to load it? 😀 Where are those poor guys supposed to go now.

[acetophenone]

Quote: Vadim Topal-Pasha

Hooray! Our "partners" from the Wild West have finally caught up with the USSR's tank-building prowess of the 1960s! I'm talking about the first automatic loader on the mass-produced T-64A tank.

Quote: Vadim Topal-Pasha

/silently looks towards the toilet/ :)

They looked silently - and they would have looked quietly!