The M60, first introduced in 1959, was developed in response to Russia's T-54 — a battle tank that seemed to have the edge over America's M48 armored tank, especially the early variants.

In 1960, the first M-60 battle tanks were rolled out by the U.S. Army, according to Army Technology. In 1991, the M60 tank series were used during Operation Desert Storm during the Gulf War.

During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, for example, Israel’s use of M60 tanks and F-4 Phantom jets provided the Pentagon with insights that influenced future designs. A similar pattern occurred during the ...

Variants were also proposed for integration of the T21 turret onto Western platforms such as the M60 and Leopard 1 tanks. In this context we should also mention a conceptually similar project by GIAT, ...

RICHMOND, Ind. — The engine roared to life Tuesday as an M60 tank sat on a trailer that hauled it to Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Many of the about 100 gathered to welcome the tank ...

Officials in Washington state used M60 tanks for avalanche control from the mid-1990s to 2018. Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation.

At the beginning of September 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran officially unveiled the latest and most radical version of the M60 tank. Designated by the Iranian Army as the “Soleiman-402,” this new ...

Iran has completely upgraded the M60 US tank and introduced it under the name Suleiman-402. Iran bought this M60 tank from the USA during the reign of King Shah in the 1970s during the Cold War.

Vietnam War M60 tank delivered to Papillion The API failed to deliver the resource. The 93,000 pound M60 tank started to make its way to Papillion on Thursday. It was a 198 mile trek.

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Tuesday, a police escort made way for an M60 tank to arrive at its permanent home at the Missssippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Ocean Springs.

Iran has reportedly unveiled the Soleiman-402 battle tank, an upgraded version of the U.S. M60, amid fears of an all-out war with Israel. Announced on September 1, the Soleiman-402 includes ...

Iran on Sunday revealed an upgraded version of the M60 tank, boasting improved maneuverability and increased firepower, Xinhua reported, citing Iran’s official news agency IRNA.