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 ...

These tanks are said to incorporate a new system ... The Russian T-80BWM is powered by a gas turbine engine, enabling it to handle muddy and post-snow conditions effectively - said a Russian ...

a gas turbine engine limited to a casual 37,000rpm; and, back in the 56B’s short racing life, there would have been 350 litres of kerosene and petrol swimming around in side tanks to fuel it.

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 ...

Vladimir Putin's troops attacked positions defended by Ukraine's 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade using 40 motorbikes and several armoured vehicles.

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.

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 ...