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

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: 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 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: My concept for a future Main Battle Tank has a base weight of 45-50 tonnes and modular armour that increases weight to maximum of 60 tonnes. /

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

Nicholas Drummond on X: Lots of people asking which tank is best. Challenger 2, Leopard 2 and M1A2 Abrams all have comparative advantages relative to each other, but all are quantifiably better

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

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

Nicholas Drummond on X: M1 Tank Test Bed (TTB) was 1990s project to upgrade Abrams. It died after end of Cold War but expect its many features to reappear in M1A3. /

Nicholas Drummond on X: @PatDonahoeArmy @Ross_Coffman The Abrams Tank Test Bed (TTB) was an exercise that explored what a next generation MBT would be like in the 1980s!!! The Russian T-14 Armata

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