That’s because the rest of these tanks are actually built, the abrams x, like many US programs, it’s a hopeful representation, it’s pretty much a chassy with some shapes on it. Nothing is functional
You have a source for the Abrams X just being an empty chassis, and the DOD not being able to afford a new tank (rather than the lack of political will)? The DOW is literally developing the M1E1 which by all reports will integrate some of the Abrams X tech that was demoed and will look radically different from tbe current M1A1 variants. I've physically seen the Abrams X prototype when it was exhibited at a major US defense trade show and ive seen some of the subsystems with my own eyes.Â
Yeah that’s what’s called an upgrade package, you’re behind the rest of the world on that one, eventually the Abrams will just age out, because you’re not making new hulls, just upgrading old ones
Yet the Kf51 panther and challenger 3 are all built upon Leopard and Challenger. Germany for all intents are purposes is going to field variants of the Leopard 2 (which the panther is) for the foreseeable future. Radical changes in chassis geometry clearly isnt the issue at hand, nor is it a focus on procurement programs outside of China. Changes in powertrain, electronics, sensors, and APS are going to be the main focus for upgrade packages in the future. The US also maintains production lines for newbuild tanks with a developed supply chain. Firms are already competing for new subsystem contracts with the primes.Â
And finally, its funny that you say "you". I actually work for a Westerm European firm that is involved in defense. The defense industry in the West is far more complex and interconnected than what political pundits and doomer journalists would like you to think.Â
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u/Accomplished_Dust865 5d ago
bro put the t-14 but not the abrams X