Nicholas Drummond on X: @BAESystemsLand Black Night Challenger 2 Mk 2 MBT prototype was much admired. As is often the case with these things, it's the tech you don't see that impresses

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Nicholas Drummond on X: The time taken to develop, trial, refine and bring the Centauro 2 MGS into Italian Army service is truly impressive. They delivered it on budget too. / X

Nicholas Drummond on X: Every type of armoured vehicle is vulnerable to modern anti-tank missiles. Does this mean they're all obsolete? Not at all. But, like any tool, you have to use

Nicholas Drummond on X: The iconic T-54 / 55 is a simple, rugged, and reliable tank that perfectly balances the iron triangle. Its 115 mm gun forced NATO armies to up-gun their

Nicholas Drummond on X: Abrams M1A2C, Leopard 2A7A1, Leclerc XLR, and Challenger 2 are all decent Cold War tanks, but can we really wait until 2035-2040 to replace them? And does Russia's

Nicholas Drummond on X: The innovations in layout and configuration developed for the Abrams TTB in the 1980s (which have been extensively copied by Russia's T-14 Armata) make a lot of sense

Nicholas Drummond on X: What future tanks may be like: 1⃣Crew of 3 in armoured cell 2⃣ 130/ 140 mm main gun 3⃣Remote turret with autoloader 4⃣Isolated ammo stowage with blow-out panels. 5⃣Powerpack in rear 6⃣APS + Counter LM/ UAS

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Nicholas Drummond on X: There's been much speculation about what features the new Leopard 2A8 will have. The Euro-MBT shown at Eurosatory last year provides some clues. Expect a new turret with autoloader, deletion of hull ammo storage, APS

Nicholas Drummond on X: This is clearly an important development, not only for the UK, but for all of NATO. I hope the USA will adopt 130 mm so we can have commonality and interoperability. Whether this new gun is within the scope of the Challenger 2

Nicholas Drummond on X: - M1A2C Abrams - Challenger 2 - Leopard 2A7 Despite tracing their origins back to the 1970s, it's fair to say that these remain the world's most potent