A target in the form of a T-14 ARMATA tank was presented in Australia

In Australia, the first full-scale target was demonstrated, copying the appearance of the Russian T-14 tank on the ARMATA heavy unified platform.

At the end of last month, GaardTech posted a photo of this sample on its Twitter page and described it as a "robotic opponent of the 5th generation."

Apparently, the layout is not quite finished yet, since some details characteristic of a real combat vehicle are missing, for example, the commander's panoramic sight and a remote-controlled machine gun mounted on the roof of the tower.

When the layout of the "fourteenth" is brought to mind, it will be installed as usual on a wheeled radio-controlled platform, equipped with devices that create thermal visibility. So it was done earlier on the imitation of the ZSU-23-4 "sHilka" anti-aircraft self-propelled gun, it was presented in early September by publishing a video clip on the Network, shot through a thermal imager on board an unmanned aerial vehicle.

GaardTech manufactures fake Kvadrat anti-aircraft missile systems (SA-6), T-80BV, T-80U and T-72M1 tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles for the army.

As for the T-14 ARMATA, their "flat" 2D targets were already demonstrated last year. In addition to them, local military practice shooting at T-90S, BMP-1 and BTR-80 at the training grounds.

Interestingly, the Australians are going, judging by official statements, to confront the PRC, at the same time, mock-ups of equipment that has never been in service with the People's Liberation Army of China are used as a training enemy.

Currently, intensive rearmament of the army is underway in Australia, it was reported about the purchase of a batch of M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks, German Boxer armored personnel carriers have already been received, evaluation tests of foreign infantry fighting vehicles are being conducted, there are plans to purchase 155-mm self-propelled artillery installations.

Alexey Moiseev