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Abrams

Army ground combat vehicle family included in GAO’s 2025 sustainment review. Its cited fleet maintenance trend compares fiscal 2015 with fiscal 2023 and is not a purchase price or variant-level cost.

Ground vehicleLandMilestoneSep 25, 2025
An M1A1 Abrams tank on a paved vehicle route.

Photo: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Klaus Baesu · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Army)

Army ground combat vehicle family included in GAO’s 2025 sustainment review. Its cited fleet maintenance trend compares fiscal 2015 with fiscal 2023 and is not a purchase price or variant-level cost.

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  1. MilestoneConfirmed

    GAO reports Abrams maintenance costs rising

    GAO reports a $181.3 million fleet-wide maintenance cost increase between FY2015 and FY2023, with per-vehicle maintenance costs nearly doubling. Availability was below the Army goal. The public summary does not provide an Abrams-specific readiness percentage or the dollar basis for this comparison; neither is inferred.

    SourcesU.S. Government Accountability Office

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

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  1. 1.
    OtherInside the Army's Newest Battle Tank | M1 Abrams

    Sam Eckholm · May 16, 2026 · Supports: System · name

    “M1 Abrams”
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    Government recordVarious Challenges Affect Ground Vehicles’ Availability for Missions

    U.S. Government Accountability Office · Sep 25, 2025 · Supports: System, System milestone

    “the Abrams experienced a fleet-wide increase in maintenance costs of $181.3 million and per-vehicle maintenance costs nearly doubled.”
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    CompanyX Series Transmissions | Allison Transmission

    Supports: System · system component:allison-x1100

    “Allison began production of the X1100™ cross-drive transmission in 1979 for use in the U.S. Army’s M1 main battle tank.”

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