The United States had been chasing the oil tanker, formerly known as the Bella 1, since it evaded a partial US blockade around Venezuela and thwarted an attempt by the US Coast Guard to board it late last month.

The Army hopes the M1E3 prototype, to be shown at the North American International Auto Show, will be the basis for its main battle tank for decades.

U.S. forces are attempting to board Russian-flagged oil tanker in dramatic North Atlantic operation targeting sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments.

The M1E3 is said to feature an autoloader—the first time that technology has been installed by the US Army, which has historically balked at its drawbacks.

The M1E3 Abrams prototype, the latest tank in the Army's lineup, is so new and under wraps that there aren't official photos of it yet, but here's what we know.

The Army’s decision to unveil early images of the M1E3 marks a shift from concept talk to tangible hardware. Officials describe the vehicle as an early technology demonstrator, with The Army emphasizing that it has completed the first M1E3 early prototype as a design led by the service itself and built using existing industrial capacity rather than bespoke facilities,

United States forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday following a weeks-long chase on the high seas which has escalated tensions with Moscow and piled further pressure on its ally Venezuela.