Photos of the M1E3 are also posted on LinkedIn of this prototype, but no explanations or specifications of its capabilities have been disclosed.
Photos are from X “Armored Warfare” for the bottom photo with the two gentlemen and YouTube for the side profile photo.
I like it…I think that the design makes sense. Linkedin said that the M1E3 weighs 10 tons less and has a remote unmanned weapons turret. The crew sits in the hull. From the internet, no capabilities description was disclosed, but you can see that there are no protruding smoke grenade launchers, or they are flush with the turret faces.
https://youtu.be/KZZcemkLgb0?t=190
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That 2nd photo - is the front hull removable?
A crew pod? Shades of F111…
Mal
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Looks photoshopped to me. In the 2nd pic, the whole front end is covered up by the background of the pic of the soldier and other guy. I’m not buying it at all.
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That video is 9 months old. US Daily Military is not an official or even unofficial outlet.
The photos from X Armored Warfare are dated December 14, 2023.
SO- I’m going to say BS. This is NOT REAL TIME. This is NOT the M1E3.
On Fort Benning, there is no discussion about the existence of an extant M1E3.
The Abrams was revealed in late 2022. The PMO (LTG Dean) stated that the development program had the following objectives:
In 2019, before the AbramsX broke cover, the Army Science Board (ASB) stated it would take about 6 years to develop the program for prototypes and FSED examples. In late 2023, the ASB announced the projected date for first vehicles is now 2030. The AbramsX changed the timeline because GDLS showed a different path forward. After shutting down the M1A2 SEv4, the Army has stated that they will execute the program and field the first PV or FSED as early as summer of 2027 or early 2028.
ID article with real information, NOT X
Finally, the CRS (Congressional Research Service) had this to say on 4/21/2025
NOT APRIL FOOLS: please read this instead of X
That photo is old, and the vehicle is clearly a mockup. FWIW- the smoke dischargers are those round ports around the periphery of the turret.
Let’s all be careful citing X or social media click bait as fact. Say it ain’t so!
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I had that thought: and I surmised the whole thing is a clever photoshop over a mockup. The picture depth with the two humans is too sharp edged, and given that the picture was probably shot on a small f-stop leads me to believe someone is deep-faking us.
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The 2d pic does show its shadow of the inverted V, but again, I think that entire thing is GGI. The 2d pic is clearly missing the nose of the hull.
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That looks so not PFC-PROOF… 
What i mean is that that military vehicles have to be PFC-proof. Capable of operating without being totally destroyed by some snot-nosed, 19-year-old PFC fresh out of Tanker School.
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I will wait for the Takom kit of it, with printed extras
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