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RUSSIAN ARMY TO START RECEIVING NEW-GENERATION TANKS IN 2014
Tert.am
14:13 ~U 10.09.11
The Russian military is planning to carry out a large-scale rearmament
of its armored units with new-generation main battle tanks (MBT)
in 2014-2020, the Defense Ministry said o Saturday.
"At present, the Russian scientists are developing a new-generation
tank, and in 2014-2020 we are planning to replace the current fleet
with new tanks on a large scale, so that the new models will constitute
70% of the total," Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Col.
Sergei Vlasov was quoted by the RIA Novosti as saying.
According to leading Russian military experts, two models, tentatively
dubbed the T-95 and the T-99, are being developed. Both projects
are highly classified, and it is still unknown which model will be
selected for mass production.
The new tank will feature better firepower, maneuverability,
electronics and armor protection than the T-90 MBT.
The Russian Ground Forces are equipped with T-72, T-80 and T-90
MBTs and their variants. The existing state arms procurement program
envisions a thorough overhaul of T-72 tanks until 2014.
The T-72 is one of the most widely produced post-World War II tanks,
second only to the T-54/55 family, and its basic design has been
further developed as the T-90.
"A fully modernized T-72 can easily compete with the most advanced
MBTs of our time," Vlasov said.
Tert.am
14:13 ~U 10.09.11
The Russian military is planning to carry out a large-scale rearmament
of its armored units with new-generation main battle tanks (MBT)
in 2014-2020, the Defense Ministry said o Saturday.
"At present, the Russian scientists are developing a new-generation
tank, and in 2014-2020 we are planning to replace the current fleet
with new tanks on a large scale, so that the new models will constitute
70% of the total," Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Col.
Sergei Vlasov was quoted by the RIA Novosti as saying.
According to leading Russian military experts, two models, tentatively
dubbed the T-95 and the T-99, are being developed. Both projects
are highly classified, and it is still unknown which model will be
selected for mass production.
The new tank will feature better firepower, maneuverability,
electronics and armor protection than the T-90 MBT.
The Russian Ground Forces are equipped with T-72, T-80 and T-90
MBTs and their variants. The existing state arms procurement program
envisions a thorough overhaul of T-72 tanks until 2014.
The T-72 is one of the most widely produced post-World War II tanks,
second only to the T-54/55 family, and its basic design has been
further developed as the T-90.
"A fully modernized T-72 can easily compete with the most advanced
MBTs of our time," Vlasov said.