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M1A2 Abrams tanks from the 1st Cavalry Division participate ... upgraded to a more detailed digital display and the Gunner's Primary Sight has been stabilized in two axes for increased accuracy.
The US Army has awarded GDLS a contract for new Abrams tank sights. General Dynamics Land Systems ... the SEPv4 will feature an improved gunner's primary sight with a third-generation FLIR sensor, an ...
The U.S. Army’s Abrams main battle tank, the backbone of the Army ... M1A2 SEPv4 includes the following: an improved Gunner’s Primary Sight (GPS) with Third Generation Forward Looking Infrared ...
Operating the formidable Abrams ... tank commander and the gunner. It's all about hand-eye coordination, and you have to know where every switch is without pulling your face away from the sight.
However, despite the difficult urban fighting environment, the Abrams' sophisticated ... Thermal Viewer (CITV) and Gunner's Primary Sight, allow the tank to engage targets with pinpoint accuracy ...
U.S.-made Abrams main battle tanks will ... and boasts both a gunner's and commander's sight to "increase the tank's lethality," the U.S. Army said. "As the gunner destroys targets, the commander ...
The U.S. Army wants to put the M1 Abrams on a diet. Last week, the Army announced the next version of the M1 Abrams tank will be ... separate thermal sight for the gunner, new navigation and ...
Underneath the hull, though, it’s a whole new tank. For the potential AbramsX tankers, it’s a whole new setup. In the current Abrams, the crew consists of a commander, gunner, loader ...
A Ukrainian tank crew was filmed lauding the Abrams tank as easy to drive and operate. One gunner said he learned to use the tank's weapons in a week, while another said the tank drove "like a ...
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Glenn Girona, an Iraq War veteran who served in the US Army from 1995 to 2004 and was a tanker on the Abrams. It's been edited for length and ...