The U.S. Army’s future M1E3 tank will need to address a bevy of new threats. The 60-ton tank will have to deal with drone attacks from the air, top-down anti-tank guided missiles, hit-and-run ambushes from dispersed groups of armed soldiers, and long-range enemy missiles and tank rounds, among other dangers.
To counter these threats, the platform will require new sensors and countermeasures. Several key areas of focus could include on-board elec…