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Russian tanks to get active protection "arena-M", currently under development work on the modernization of the Park standing armed army tanks with the installation of this complex. This was stated by the chief of the Main armored Directorate of the defense Ministry major-General Alexander Shestakov.
According to the General, is currently being conducted for variants of modernization of tanks installation KAZ "arena-M". Additionally, assume that the complex will also be installed on other samples of Russian armored vehicles, including infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. Earlier in 38 Scientific research testing Institute of armored vehicles (NII forging), the Russian defense Ministry reported that the T-90M will receive KAZ "arena-M" after 2025 in the process of modernization. T-80БВМ and T-72Б3М the situation is the same. It was believed that by 2025, the Russian tanks in its capabilities and efficiency will retain parity with the main battle tanks of foreign countries.
- leads the "Red star" words Shestakova.
KAZ "arena-M" is mounted on the launch vehicle system, which includes a multifunctional radar with high noise immunity, and finding purpose. Shells affects the protective ammunition narrow spectrum of activity, located on the perimeter of the turret in a special installation mines.
The system is installed in bulletproof compartments on the outside of the turret and works in automatic mode, providing two-fold protection in every direction of the attack. The system provides radar tracking and the defeat of flying targets. The principle of operation is to defeat PTS directional flow of heavy fragments in the bombing shoot striking element when approaching the tank at ranges from 20 to 50m. The complex provides protection in the sectors in azimuth to 360 and sectors in elevation from minus 6 to 20 degrees.
