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M1A2 Abrams

land4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:General Dynamics Land SystemsIntroduced: 1992|Status: active|Origin: United States

LANDSPEC // M1A2-ABRAMS

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$10.5M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typetank

Categoryland

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorGeneral Dynamics Land Systems

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced1992

Service StatusActive

Data SourceUS Army PEO Ground Combat Systems / GDLS Fact Sheet

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

92/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

40/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONEQUIPPED

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length7.93 m

Width3.66 m

Height2.44 m

Weight63,000 kg

Crew4 personnel

Max Speed67 km/h

Range426 km

Endurance8 hrs

Fuel Capacity1,900 L

PowerplantHoneywell AGT-1500 gas turbine producing 1500 hp

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

42 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

120mm M256 smoothbore gun (44 calibers)42 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

M240 7.62mm coaxial machine gunM2HB .50 caliber heavy machine gun in CROWS LP remote weapon station

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Trophy Elta EL/M-2133 Windguard 4-panel pulse-Doppler radar(5 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

CREW Duke FPV jammer

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

General Dynamics Land Systems🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Honeywell AGT1500 TurbineVendor: Honeywell AerospaceThrust/Power: 1,500 hp

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

2nd Gen FLIR Thermal ImagingManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: FLIR Thermal

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

M256 120mm Smoothbore Tank CannonVendor: General Dynamics OTSPayload: 120mm

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Commander Independent Thermal Viewer (CITV)Vendor: Teledyne FLIR

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸

Intel FederalNode: Mil-Spec Silicon

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositioncomposite

Armor Thickness950 mm

CountermeasuresTrophy Active Protection System hard-kill, M1A2 SEPv3 depleted uranium composite armor, CREW Duke FPV jammer

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioJTRS / SINCGARS tactical radio with Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P)

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$10,500,000

Annual Operating Cost$1,000,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$500,000

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

5 Operator Nations~4,181 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	2.5Kunits
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Export Operator	400units
🇪🇬Egypt	Export Operator	1.0Kunits
🇵🇱Poland	Export Operator	250units
🇺🇦Ukraine	Export Operator	31units

Combat History

Gulf War

Excellent

1991
Victories: 1000
Losses: 9

Iraq War

Excellent

2003
Victories: 500
Losses: 23

Syrian Civil War

Good

2015
Victories: 50
Losses: 5

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

96/100

Mobility

88/100

Protection

98/100

Sensors

94/100

Reliability

90/100

Maintainability

85/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceUS Army PEO Ground Combat Systems / GDLS Fact Sheet

Last Verification Date2026-10-06