MIC: in Syria, the T-14 Armata tank revealed a number of problematic solutions
After testing the T-14 Armata tank in Syria, Uralvagonzavod specialists made about one and a half hundred technological changes to the design of Russian combat vehicles in service and being created. The results of the tests of the T-14 Armata tank in the Syrian Arab Republic are told by the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC), referring to sources in the military-industrial complex.
"The T-14 was no exception. During the military tests on the territory of the SAR, a number of problematic solutions were identified regarding the sensitivity level of the incoming projectile detection system, the optical-location complex, and the power plant. As they say, war is the best and most unbiased examiner," the weekly writes.
The publication writes that, according to Oleg Sienko, who held the position of CEO of Uralvagonzavod until 2018, the cost of one T-14 Armata is estimated at 250 million rubles, which is several times cheaper than Western tanks.
In November, RIA Novosti With reference to the acting head of the 47th military mission, Major Dmitry Repin, it was reported that the Ground Forces will receive 20 T-14 Armata tanks by the end of the year.
