But examine what’s rolling down the pipeline and that couldn’t be further from the truth. With the Cold War over for decades, it’s easy to imagine that old-fashioned battle tanks will soon be consigned to history’s dustbin. The 125-millimeter 2A82-1M main gun can penetrate modern NATO tank armor and could be upgraded in the future to a larger caliber weapon.With the Cold War over for decades, it’s easy to imagine that old-fashioned battle tanks will soon be consigned to history’s dustbin. Armata’s Afghanit hard kill defense system is also reportedly useful against high velocity anti-tank rounds.
Unlike previous tanks, Armata’s three man crew sits in the hull and the turret is unmanned. The tank is larger than existing Russian tanks and features both active and passive systems to defend against anti-tank missiles.
Russia will even reportedly refurbish 1980s-era T-80 tanks to the upgraded T-80BV standard for use in Arctic regions, where their gas turbine engines will function better in the winter cold.Īrmata is the first truly modern tank design to come from Russia from decades. T-72 tanks are being upgraded to the new T-72B3 standard, and the Russian Army will lean heavily on existing inventories of newer, T-90A/M tanks. Instead of a vast fleet of new tanks, Russia is upgrading new ones. Older T-90A tanks in Russian Ground Forces service.
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