M10 "Booker" instead of M1

Why the USA is building a new type of tank after 40 years

With the M10 Booker, the US Army is adding a new tank model to its arsenal.

(Bild: U.S. Army)

Since the 1980s, the M1 Abrams in the modernization stages M1A1 and M1A2 has been the backbone of the US land forces. But now the US Army is adding a new tank model to its arsenal with the M10 Booker. The first units are to be delivered over the course of the year, with the first battalion to be equipped by the end of 2025. However, the M10 Booker will not officially be called a "tank" ...

Chinese sabre-rattling over the US-backed island state of Taiwan, Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Israel's Gaza war against Hamas and Houthi missile terror in the Red Sea: the world is in a new age of war - and global armament is the result. This is also the case in the USA, where four decades after the M1 Abrams, a new tank model is set to roll off the production lines. This is not least to prepare for a possible conflict with China. The new tank is ideal for the battle for Taiwan, says its chief developer.