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. (Patrick Lin/AFP via Getty Images) ...

The last U.S. version of the M60, the A3, was fielded in 1978. The M60A3 was primarily an upgrade of the tank’s electronics and fire control systems, as was meant as a stopgap improvement for M60 ...

The M60 Patton was the mainstay of the U.S tank fleet in the 1960s and 1970s, before being replaced by the M1 Abrams tank currently in service. However, more than five thousand Pattons remain in ...

Taiwan has announced that the country is upgrading its M60A3 MBTs, an example of which is pictured above with the US Army, with 1,000 hp engines. (General Dynamics Land Systems) Taiwan has announced ...