Abrams Tank Improve Prog

Abstract

The Army has approved Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) for the Abrams Main Battle Tank to restore lost capability, host inbound technologies, and to meet objective performance requirements called out in approved platform requirements documents. The strategy for Abrams will focus on incrementally delivering capability to the warfighter to meet both near-term limitations as well as mitigating gaps and maintaining combat overmatch in the future. This approach was approved by the Army Acquisition Executive in 3rd Quarter (Q) Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 and revalidated in an AROC decision in 2018. The Army will modernize the tank fleet through a series of deliberate, incremental Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs). The current M1A2 SEPv3 tank (Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 1A - Power) is in production and is designed to mitigate Space, Weight, and Power (SWaP) limitations as well as create additional margin for integration of future technologies being developed by existing Programs of Record (POR). In FY 2022, MBTS received a $65 million Congressional Add for efforts to mature technology for the next Abrams/modernization program. The FY 2022 congressional add was received in 4th Quarter FY 2022 with work continuing through FY 2023. In FY 2024, a new cost element, Abrams Modernization, was added. This effort is ongoing and a continuation of work from the FY 2022 Congressional Add.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 330_0203735A_7_2040_PB_2025

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Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Space