In August 2007, Egypt requested the foreign military sale of an additional 125 M1A1 tanks, which would bring the country’s fleet to 1,005 M1A1 tanks. The upgrade involves rebuilding to a 'like new' condition, similar to the US Army Abrams Integrated Management Program In June 2006, Saudi Arabia requested the foreign military sale of 58 M1A1 tanks and the upgrade of these and the 315 M1A2 already in the Saudi inventory to M1A2S configuration.

The remaining 41, to be based in Darwin, were delivered in March 2007. The first 18 tanks were delivered to the Australian Army at the School of Armour in Victoria in September 2006. The contract was signed in November 2005 and the first five were handed over in February 2006 at GDLS in Lima, Ohio. In March 2004, the Australian Army announced the purchase of 59 US Army M1A1 tanks to enter service from 2007. Production of new M1A1 and M1A2 Abrams tanks is in its final phase for Foreign Military Sales. A further 60 were ordered in August 2006, and 180 in November 2006. The US Army planned to procure a total of 1150 M1A2 SEP tanks but finally it was decided to cancel future production of the M1A2 SEP from FY2004, but in June 2005 ordered the upgrade of a further 60 M1A2 tanks to the SEP configuration. For the M1A2 Upgrade Program, over 600 M1 Abrams tanks are being upgraded to M1A2 configuration.

77 M1A2 tanks have been built for the US Army, 315 for Saudi Arabia and 218 for Kuwait.

Egypt has ordered a further 200 M1A1 tanks with production to continue to 2005. 4,796 M1A1 tanks were built for the US Army and the US Marines, and 555 co-produced with Egypt. Over 8,800 M1 and M1A1 tanks have been produced - 3,273 M1 tanks were produced for the US Army. Production of M1A1 tanks for the US Army is complete. The first M1 tank was produced in 1978, the first M1A1 in 1985 and the first M1A2 in 1986. The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank is made by General Dynamics Land Systems Division of USA.

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