Tank crews preparing for high-intensity combat face a brutal tradeoff: every additional ton of armor that keeps them alive ...

When the first tanks rumbled into action on September 15, 1916, during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, they set a template for a military vehicle that was to play a critical part in nearly every ...

VICTORIA, British Columbia — Canada is deploying tanks on an overseas mission for the first time in more than a decade, but the future for the country’s armored fleet remains uncertain. The first of ...

Though tanks are vulnerable to low-cost missiles and drones, their crews have adapted and developed countermeasures over time—giving them a continuing place in modern warfare. The conflict in Ukraine ...

Tanks have become a mainstay on the battlefield since their introduction by the British at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916. Their potential was put succinctly by Col. Jean ...

The modern tank has dominated the battlefield since it first emerged in World War I. Militaries around the world have employed tanks for decades in conflicts ranging from land wars in Africa to the ...