M1A2D Abrams

The US Army's M1A2D Abrams Engineering Change Proposal 1 (ECP1) tank, formerly known as M1A3? or M1A2 Abrams SEP v4, is a new configuration of the Abrams tank intended to keep the fleet battle ready by 2050. The US Army TACOM awarded the eight-year $395 million ECP1 developmental contract to General Dynamics Land Systems in September 2012. Low rate initial production of tanks with ECP1 are scheduled to start in 2017. ECP1 will reengineer internal systems to reduce size, weight and power requirements, creating capacity for additional upgrades in the future. ECP1 also includes miniaturization of electronics, increased electrical capacity and inclusion of Line Replaceable Module (LRM)-based electronics architecture. The ECP1 Abrams tank will be fitted with counter-IED (Improvised Explosive Device) equipment and upgraded armor to increase its survivability. The US Army expects to start field trials with the new SEPv4 tank in 2021 to be fielded in 2023 or later. The US Army cancelled the M1A2 SEPv4 variant in September 2023 due to the tank new variant weight being not suitable for the modern battlefield. The M1E3 engineering model is expected to take the improvements developed for the v4 variant.

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