The new ABV features the M1 Abrams box-shaped hull and weighs 50 tonnes. (Commonwealth of Australia) An initial group of Australian Army soldiers have started operations and maintenance training on ...

First used in Afghanistan in 2009, the Assault Breacher Vehicle fights explosives with explosives by firing a mine-clearing line charge (MCLIC) filled with C4 up to 150 yards forward. This enables US ...

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Australia received an initial batch of M1A2 MBTs from the US in late 2024. (US Army) The Australian Army has taken delivery of an additional batch of General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Abrams M1A2 ...

The Army already has an effective mine-clearing weapon—the M58 MICLIC rocket—but will use the drone to reduce the need for a human presence along the front lines. There remains an urban legend that ...