![]() ![]() NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty ImagesĪ program 11 years in the making, the development of the T-14 Armata was "dogged with delays, reduction in planned fleet size, and reports of manufacturing problems." A bigger and bulkier tank than others in Russia's possession, the T-14 Armata also poses logistical challenges. Russian soldiers are reluctant to accept the first tranche of T-14 Armatas in Ukraine because of their "poor condition," according to the British Defense Ministry. Equipped with a new engine, dual-reactive armor, lower radar cross section, and the Afghanit active defense system, NATO tank forces viewed the Armata as a formidable new threat.Above, a T-14 Armata tank rides through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2017. ![]() Moscow promised to build 2,300 Armata tanks by 2020, enough for about eight tank and motor rifle (mechanized) divisions. In June 2015, the Russian government unveiled the Armata, which was designed to replace older T-72B3 and T-80 tanks in the arsenals of the Russian Ground Forces. Production problems with the Armata, however, could allow the “Burlak” tank to take its place. The tank would be cheaper and easier to produce, while still being a formidable adversary to NATO forces.Ī “new” tank concept has surfaced in Russia, about 10 years after the country abandoned it in favor of the sleeker, newer-looking T-14 Armata tank.The Burlak builds on past Russian tank technology to produce a tank that has many of the same advantages as the Armata.Russia’s difficulty building new T-14 Armata tanks could provide another tank concept, the Burlak, with the opportunity to take its place. ![]()
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