The delivery of new generation T-14 Armata tanks to the Russian army will be phased. After 2023, it is planned to transfer more than 40 cars.
- The state tests of the Armata are continuing, this year they included a new ammunition for the tank. We expect the tests to be completed in 2022, more than 40 Armata tanks will be transferred to the troops after 2023. The T-14 is a step forward for decades, the re-equipping of the army with this machine will be gradual and smooth as the service life of tanks of previous generations expires," Andrei Yelchaninov, first deputy chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.
The T-14 is the first domestic tank prepared for operation in the framework of network-centric warfare. Fire control and other basic functions are automated, the crew is in an isolated armored capsule, the developer of the machine, Uralvagonzavod, has repeatedly stated the possibility of creating an unmanned version of the Armata, as well as using reconnaissance drones created for the T-14. Armata will also be able to work as a command vehicle, using a powerful radar to find and distribute targets between the wingmen - modified T-90.
Anton Valagin
