An Independent Assessment of the Next Generation Armor/Anti-Armor Strategy. Phase 1: 5th Generation Combat Vehicle Concept and Analysis

Abstract

The report describes the threat to the currently fielded U.S. armor platform, the M1 Abrams series tank; addresses the relevance of tanks in current and future warfare; discusses analytical assessment of the M1; offers a conceptual framework for the M1s replacement; and provides a framework for a pre-acquisition technology development program. This study was intended to inform Department of the Army leadership on a potential decision to replace the M1 Abrams tank with a next-generation combat vehicle. In 2017, the ASB began identifying and assembling subject matter experts to support the effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 14, 2020
Accession Number
AD1157205

Entities

Organizations

  • Army Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Artillery
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Data Analysis
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Indirect Fire
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.