The Washington State Department of Transportation used tanks to bring down unstable snow safely before it could become a ...

Like the M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) and the Apache family of helicopters, the U.S.-made M60 tank proved that upgrades over time can keep a weapon system viable for decades.

It seems odd to believe that Tehran has adopted old American M60’s and endowed them with a more regionally fitting name, however, the history and performance of this MBT are more than meets the eye.

Both desired a jointly designed tank model that could serve as an effective successor for the nations’ aging M60 and Leopard 1 MBTs, respectively. At the time, the Soviets’ T-62 MBT was widely ...