Moscow. March 10. INTERFAX-AVN-A motorized rifle brigade in New Moscow received eight T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks - the latest modification of the Russian T-90 main battle tank.
"A batch of 8 units of upgraded T-90M Proryv tanks has been delivered to the Sevastopol Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District," the Western Military District (ZVO) said on Wednesday.
The brigade is stationed in the settlement of Mosrentgen (Novomoskovsky Administrative District of Moscow).
Tanks will be trained to take part in the Victory Day parade on Red Square in Moscow, the military said.
"We received this month several units of T-90M tanks, which are the most advanced machine in the T-90 family and the most adapted to action in the conditions of modern combat," the press service of the ZVO quotes the commander of the First Tank Army, Lieutenant General Sergei Kisel.
On March 1, the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, Rostec) announced that the T-90M batch was transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
On February 23, UVZ reported to Interfax that the concern had begun serial deliveries of the T-90M to the Russian military. "These are long - term contracts for a large number of cars," UVZ said at the time.
On April 3, 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the start of deliveries of T-90M "Breakthrough"tanks to the Russian army. On April 13, 2020, the press service of the ZVO reported that the first T-90M was received by the Taman Division near Moscow (part of the First Tank Army).
The T-90M is equipped with a new combat turret module with a powerful 125 mm tank gun, which provides the use of new high-efficiency ammunition, as well as a guided missile that allows you to destroy enemy tanks at a range of up to 5 km. The high-speed characteristics of the T-90M tank, fuel efficiency and power reserve are provided by a diesel engine with a capacity of 1130 hp, the press service of the ZVO reports.
At the Moscow region forum "Army-2020", UVZ presented an export version of the T-90M-T-90MS.
The FSVTS of Russia on February 22 said that there are applications for the T-90MS from foreign customers.
"The T90-M is the most advanced machine in the T-90 family. Its creation is a big step in the development of the Russian tank industry. In particular, the new model implements a complex of inter-object interaction, the tank is able to operate in the conditions of modern network-centric combat operations, "the head of the UVZ, Alexander Potapov, told Interfax earlier.
"The reliability of all types of equipment and equipment has been significantly increased: even if the fire control system fails or if there is no power supply from the onboard network, the tank will not fail," Potapov said.
In 2018, Yuri Borisov, as Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (now Deputy Prime Minister), said that the Russian Defense Ministry intends to purchase about 200 tanks annually.
Russia ranked first in the world in terms of the number of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and multiple rocket launchers, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov said in September 2017.