M60 tank non US-operators are the non U.S. nations that operate or used the M60 Main Battle Tank. The M60 tank entered service with the U.S. military in 1960 and served until 1991 and as a training aid until 2005. During this time it was the primary tank of the U.S.Army and U.S. Marine Corps.
The M60 tank was exported to 26 other nations, and continues to serve in a military role in some parts of the world.
Argentina
In the early 1970s, the Argentine Government acquired a single M60A1 for evaluation for possible service with the Argentine military under the terms of the Conte-Long Amendment to the Foreign Assistance and Related Appropriations Act of 1968. However, in 1973 relations between the two countries began to deteriorate. 1975's Operativo Independencia and the 1976 Argentine coup d'état ended further military assistance. It was never placed into service and stands as a gate guard outside the General Lemos Combat Support School at Campo de Mayo, near Buenos Aires.
Austria
They purchased M60A1s in Europe during the early 1980s from redundant USAEUR inventories replacing the M41s and M47s in its Panzergrenadier (Mechanized) Brigades. Under its Everlasting Neutrality policies Austria avoided becoming a member of either NATO or the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War. Its relations with NATO were limited to the Partnership for Peace Program. They have generally limited their military to the protection of Austria and participation in various United Nations missions. In 1995, they began the restructuring of its forces and phased out the M60A1 from Austrian service replacing them with Leopard 2A4s acquired from surplus Dutch stocks. They sold their remaining M60s to Egypt.
Bahrain
The Bahraini government has purchased 126 excess M60A3s from US Forces Korea and redundant stocks at Fort Knox in 1990. These tanks participated as part of Joint Forces Command East during the Gulf War. After the war, Bahrain received additional military support from the United States, including the sale of 54 M60A3 tanks, 12 F-16C/D aircraft, and 14 Cobra helicopters. Currently they has some 60 M60A3s in service and the rest in reserve. These tanks have had upgrades to their fire control and situational awareness systems by Leonardo DRS and Carat Defense Up-Armor spaced armor kits.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina received its 45 M60A3s in 1996 as part of a United States Train and Equip Program to help rebuild and restructure the Bosnian Federation's armed forces after the conclusion of the Bosnian War. As of 2008 they were still in service.
Brazil
Brazil acquired their first Main Battle Tanks (MBT)s, M60A3 TTS and Leopard 1A1s, respectively from the United States and Belgium, replacing almost at once all the already obsolete M41Cs. By 1997, Brazil purchased 128 Belgian Leopard 1s and 91 M60A3TTS, the last of which were delivered in 1999. Brazilian Army strategic priority projects are aimed to reequip its army brigades with equipment according to their growing needs. The projects would be implemented by 2035 and the total estimated value is R$60 billion (US$34 billion).
Brazil's Army's Modernization Program includes the modernization and revitalization of M60 combat vehicles, Leopard 1A1 and M113 armored vehicles. The projects would be implemented by 2035 and the total estimated value is R$60 billion (US$34 billion). With the Leopard 1A5 BR program, the EB had planned to standardize its fleet of tanks (CC) with German Leopard 1 as the new Leopard 1A5 would equip Vehicles Combat Regiments (RCC).
The Leopard 1BE (known as the EB Leopard 1A1), would be transferred to the RCB and the M60A3 TTS would be written off. However, due to the rapid obsolescence and ineffectiveness of Leopard 1BE, whose operation has been restricted to a few dozen vehicles, there were not enough to equip four RCBs, the plans had to be changed. The solution was to keep 28 M60A3 TTS in service with the 20th RCB and equip the three Southern RCBs with 36 Leopard 1BE (12 for each).
Egypt
Egypt steadily purchased 700 M60A1s from US surpluses in Europe from 1979 to 1988. Some additional 1,016 M60A3s were purchased from the United States and Austria between 1990 and 2002. Egypt had contracted with General Dynamics Land Systems to convert 400 M60A1s to the M60A3 standard during the 1990s. Egypt has employed its M60A1s and A3s in participation of semi-annual Bright Star exercises.