The Army needs to upgrade a total of 933 M88A2 Hercules tank recovery vehicles to adjust to increasingly hefty Abrams tanks, according to a recent notice. The M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank, equipped with new force protection kits, weighs about 80 tons, the Aug. 17 notice states. The Army intends to buy and test nine prototype vehicles, built from the current version, that can accommodate the total weight of the Abrams. The service plans to issue a request for white...
