Then, the Abrams stands out from most other MBTs with its unique powerplant: the Avco-Lycoming AGT1500 gas turbine engine.

the increasing cost of fuel made gas turbine cars uneconomic to run, and meanwhile by the 1960s the piston engine had improved immeasurably over what had been available when the JET1 had been ...

This latest model of the T-80 tank, in production since ... due to the use of a gas turbine in its design, replacing traditional diesel engines. This innovative approach allows for more robust ...

However, the turbine engine is also infamous for its fuel consumption, which could be a liability in Ukraine without the proper logistics support to keep the tanks going.

Related stories The tank's powerful gas-turbine engine, which is sometimes compared to a jet engine, can get the 60-ton M1A1 up to 45 miles an hour. Its main gun fires accurately on the move.

TASS/. The Tyumen engine plant has successfully completed bench tests of the first prototype of the TM16 gas turbine engine (GTE), the plant’s press service said. The TM16 prototype was unveiled ...

The aim of the new GE-Chevron-Engine No. 1 partnership is to construct a first-ever GW-scale power plant co-located with a ...

The Grand River Dam Authority gave a first look at the massive gas turbine that will be placed in the Grand River Energy Center in Chouteau.

The T-80 tank, valued at $2 to $4 million according to open sources, is less common in the Russian military than the T-72. Its advanced design includes a gas turbine engine that offers high ...