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With the reveal of the next-generation AbramsX tech demonstrator, I thought I would talk about a much older M1 Abrams testbed. Development of the CATTB or Component Advanced Technology Demonstrator was initiated by TACOM in 1987. The goal was to take all of the advanced tank technology the US Army was experimenting with and put it on one prototype. A standard M1A1 was modified to have a 140mm XM291 cannon, XM91 bustle autoloader, Cummins AIPS diesel engine, and much more.

Sources:
United States Army - Weapons Systems 1991
Department of Defense Critical Technologies Plan 1989
US Future Combat & Weapon Systems Handbook Volume 1
The TARDEC Story, Sixty-five Years of Innovation
Army Research. Development and Acquisition Bulletin March-April 1993
Jane's Armour and Artillery 1992-94
Research Needed For More Compact Intermittent Combustion Propulsion Systems For Army Combat Vehicles
M1 Abrams Tank by Henry Wilson
The Future Combat System (FCS): Technology Evolution Review and Feasibility Assessment

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