The development of armored vehicles on the Armata platform is planned to be completed in 2022, said the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Department of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Alexander Shestakov
MOSCOW, September 10. /TASS/. More than 9 thousand units of armored vehicles and vehicles are included in the procurement and repair plan of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2020-2022. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the acting head of the Main Armored Vehicle Department of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Alexander Shestakov.
"In the period from 2020 to 2022, the Main Armored Vehicle Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation planned to purchase and repair more than 9 thousand units of armored weapons and automotive equipment. This will allow us to maintain the security of armored weapons and equipment at the level of 100% in 2022, " Shestakov informed.
According to him, the development of armored vehicles on the Armata platform is planned to be completed in 2022. "Russian designers are developing a new generation tank at the same time as re-equipping the existing armored fleet with the latest vehicles. In 2022, it is planned to complete the development of a promising family of armored weapons and equipment - a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle [infantry fighting vehicle] and a BRAM [armored repair and evacuation vehicle] on the latest Armata platform, " Shestakov added.