Pearson Engineering to supply mine ploughs and dozer blades for Polish Abrams tanks
Pearson is to supply Poland with ploughs and blades for Abrams tanks, similar to the systems shown here on Australian Army Abrams tanks. (Photo: Pearson)
The contract follows news released in 2023 that a first customer had taken into service Pearson Engineering’s new Slice system enabling the interoperability of Front-End Equipment (FEE) between main battle tanks and dedicated engineering vehicles.
Poland’s Abrams M1A1 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) will be equipped with track width mine ploughs and combat dozer blades following a contract awarded to Pearson Engineering.
Pearson will supply 99 kits to be used with 119 Polish Abrams M1A1s being purchased through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) approved in late 2022 worth US$3.75 billion but included other systems and noted Pearson’s involvement. Delivery of the tanks is expected to be completed this year but the country has also ordered 250 Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 tanks.
The engineering capability will be integrated via Pearson’s Slice vehicle interface kit which is designed to
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