Latest iteration of M1 Abrams main battle tank wraps up testing at U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center

FORT GREELY, AK, UNITED STATES

11.17.2020

Photo by Sebastian Saarloos 

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

Since testing at U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center, the Department of Defense’s lone extreme cold natural environment testing facility, began in January 2020, the M1A2 System Enhancement Package version 3 main battle tank was driven more than 2,000 miles in rugged conditions across three seasons of sub-Arctic weather, fired hundreds of rounds for accuracy in extreme cold, and underwent testing of its auxiliary power unit.

Though the platform was extensively tested at U.S. Army Yuma Test Center prior to being put through its paces in Alaska, the sub-zero temperatures brought forth glitches that would have been unimaginable in the desert.

• Date Taken: 11.17.2020
• Date Posted: 05.03.2021 15:04
• Photo ID: 6627197
• VIRIN: 201117-A-PQ335-093
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• Location: FORT GREELY, AK, US