Russia to develop new generation of tanks by 2020

Russia’s armored troops will consist of T90 tanks and tanks of the new type by 2020.

The Director of the Federal Service of the Russian Defense Order, Sergei Mayev, did not disclose the name of the new armored machines, but unveiled some of their constructive differences.

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“The new tank will have better fire and range capabilities and a higher weapon yield. In addition, it will be outfitted with 7-kilometer range missiles,” the official said.

An average Russian tank develops the speed of 30-50 km/h, whereas the tank of the new generation will be able to travel at the speed of 50-60 km/h. To crown it all, the crew of the new tank will be able to conduct battle actions for 24 hours without leaving the machine.

It is worthy of note that there is only one enterprise left in Russia which deals with the production of tanks.

T-90 is a Russian main battle tank derived from the T-72, and is currently the most modern tank in the Russian Ground Forces and Indian Army arsenal. The successor to T-72BM, the T-90 uses the gun and 1G46 gunner sights from T-80U, a new engine, and thermal sights. Protective measures include Kontakt-5 ERA, laser warning receivers, the EMT-7 electromagnetic pulse creator for the destruction of magnetic mines and the Shtora infrared ATGM jamming system.

The T-90S version is in service with the Indian Army, and the local production of T-90S Bhishma tanks started in India in 2006 or 2007. Bhishma (also spelt as Bishma) is a warrior from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. In 2001, India bought 310 T-90S tanks from Russia, of which 120 were delivered complete, 90 in semi-knocked down kits, and 100 in completely-knocked down kits. T-90S were made by Uralvagonzavod and the uprated 1,000-hp engines were delivered by Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. These tanks however did not feature Shtora active protection system though there are reports that a separate contract for shipment of a modernized version of this suite is being discussed. The T-90 was selected because it is a direct development of the T-72 which India already employs, simplifying training and maintenance. India bought the T-90 after the delay in production of the domestically developed Arjun main battle tank, and to counter Pakistani deployment of the Ukrainian T-80UD in 1995–97.

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