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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">mz</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Mūsų žinynas: karo mokslo, karinio rengimo ir ugdymo žurnalas</journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub">2783-7963</issn>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2783-7955</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>LKA</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">12_SCIUKE</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47459/mz.2026.41.2.12</article-id>
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          <subject>Article</subject>
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      <title-group>
        <article-title>The Role of Tanks in Today’s Warfare: Adapting to Innovations</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Ščiukė</surname>
            <given-names>Captain Lina</given-names>
          </name>
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        <aff id="j_mz_aff_000">The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania Vytautas The Great Army Command and Staff Course</aff>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>41</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>249</fpage>
      <lpage>261</lpage>
      <pub-date pub-type="epub">
        <day>02</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <permissions>
        <license license-type="open-access">
          <license-p>Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY)</license-p>
        </license>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>The capabilities of tanks have significantly changed due to the emergence of new technologies and evolving tactical requirements on the modern battlefield. These changes have raised debates about whether tanks can adapt to contemporary warfare or whether their era is coming to an end. Despite increasing vulnerability to unmanned aerial vehicles, loitering munitions, and advanced anti-tank guided missiles, tanks continue to play an important role in land operations. This article argues that the survival and relevance of tanks in modern warfare depend on continuous innovation in protection, firepower, and mobility. Drawing on historical theory, recent conflicts, and modern technological developments, the written work demonstrates that tanks remain a decisive component of combined-arms operations when properly modernized.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <label>Keywords</label>
        <kwd>tanks</kwd>
        <kwd>modern warfare</kwd>
        <kwd>protection</kwd>
        <kwd>firepower</kwd>
        <kwd>mobility</kwd>
        <kwd>innovations</kwd>
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