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Originally Posted by RN7
I believe that the US has built no new Abram's from scratch since the mid-1990's, they are all rebuilds.
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The M1 production lines are still open and running. Congress continues to appropriate money for new M1s. The U.S. Army doesn't want or need them and the new builds go into War Reserve (like Sierra Army Depot) or sales to allies like Australia. The reasoning for this, according to Congress, is that we cannot afford to lose those skill sets. Actual reason, those are hundreds and probably thousands of jobs in those congressional districts.
Congress buys tanks the Army doesn't want