Kubinka (Moscow region). August 23. INTERFAX-The T-14 tank and other armored vehicles on the new heavy tracked Armata platform will be exported in the future, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia.
"As for the future prospects, we are preparing to launch the newest T-14 Armata tank on the market, and, according to our forecasts, this tank, as well as other armored vehicles on the Armata platform, should be in great demand among foreign buyers, "he told reporters at the Army - 2021 military-technical forum.
The T-14 is considered the world's only tank of the third post-war generation. According to military experts, "Armata" is a new word in tank construction, it has no analogues in the world. This is a fundamentally new and completely Russian development. The T-14 tower is uninhabited. For the first time, the crew is placed in an armored capsule, separated from the ammunition.
The T-14 tank, the T-15 infantry fighting vehicle and the T-16 armored repair and evacuation vehicle were created on the Armata platform.
The Russian army will receive the first batch of T-14 Armata tanks this year - 20 combat vehicles, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said on August 10.
Shugaev said that over the past few years, Russia has brought to the export market the Boomerang armored personnel carrier, the Typhoon-K multi-purpose vehicle and the Kornet anti-tank complex based on the Tiger armored car, the Uran-9E combat robotic complex, the Pantsir-S1M anti-aircraft missile and gun complex.
