The Republic of China Army (ROCA) has announced it will kick off a research process to upgrade its M60A3 TTS MBT fleet. After a long and fruitless period of seeking US-built M1 Abrams tanks, the ROCA ...

The M60A3 MBT has a hull and turret of cast and welded armour and over the turret frontal arc new passive armour has been fitted that is understood to provide protection up to STANAG 4569 Level 6.

The decision to locally upgrade Taiwan’s M60A3 tanks is likely driven in part by a push for greater participation by the local defense industry in military programs.

The Royal Thai Army has invented multipurpose armour made from eucalyptus wood for its M60A3 main battle tanks (MBT) to improve their protection against anti-tank weapons. The wood armour was tested ...

Since entering service in 1959 during the Cold War, the U.S. M60 main battle tank ... In 2016, Raytheon announced the release of its M60A3 Service Life Extension Program ...

Taiwan is modernizing its M60A3 tank fleet with the installation of additional armor elements. I n the clicks shared by Central News Agency, it is possible to see that the tanks feature the logo ...

Brazilian Army efforts to replace its ageing M60A3 Tank Thermal Sight (TTS), Leopard 1A5BR main battle tanks (MBTs), and M113B/BR armoured personnel carriers (APCs) have attracted several foreign ...

Introduced in 1960, the M60 quickly became the U.S. Army’s staple MBT throughout the Cold War. By 1961, the fleet of American M48A3’s in Europe was replaced by the M60. The tank’s hull and ...