[30] [31] [32] An article from Forbes magazine in early October 2023 suggested a rise in T-90M's production based on the increasing amount of T90 losses in Ukraine. [33] The UK-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimates that annual production of T-90M tanks could reach up to 90 units in 2024.

Sep 14, 2024 · The cannon has a maximum firing range of 3,000 m using APFSDS (Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot) / HEAT (High-explosive anti-tank) or 4,000 m with HE (High Explosive) ammunition. The Refleks is a laser beam riding, guided anti-tank missile which can be fired from smoothbore 125 mm tank and anti-tank guns (2A45, 2A46, and 2A46M).

While Russia has also developed a superior active protection system, the Afganit, for its T-14 tank, the scheduled service entry of the T-14 near the end of 2024 may initially see the tanks also integrate the Arena-M, or else an evolved variant of the Afganit that benefits from lessons learned deploying the Arena-M in combat. With the Arena-M ...

Mar 26, 2024 · Introducing the T-90. Like many of the weapons used by Russian forces today, the T-90 tank has Soviet origins. During the Cold War, the battle tank was designed as a replacement for the aging T-64 ...

May 18, 2022 · The upgraded T-90M has improved armor over the original. Whereas the T-90 was encased in Kontakt-5 armor, the M-variant uses Relikt built-in Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA). ERA is designed to provide protection against tandem warheads, and reduce the likelihood of penetration from armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds. The T …

Apr 20, 2020 · A unit of the Russian Guard Tank Army based in the Western Region received the first batch of T-90M tanks in March 2020. The tanks are the latest, most advanced upgraded versions of the T-90 family. The Russian Army expects to receive about 400 tanks, some will be refurbished and the others new built.

The Arena-M can intercept rockets, missiles and high explosive anti tank shells travelling at up to 1000 meters per second, and can do so 50 meters away, with promotional materials claiming that it can counter top-attack missiles. The lack of a hard kill active protection system had previously left Russian tanks like the T-90M increasingly ...

Sep 26, 2022 · Any attacks that reach the T90-M tank must also penetrate its explosive reactive armour, used by many models of Russian tanks, which can disrupt the detonation of anti-tank missiles. Finally there ...

Jun 4, 2023 · The T-90M is engineered with formidable armor protection that can effectively counter most modern anti-tank rockets and missiles threats. A cornerstone of this protection is its advanced armor system, supplemented by the innovative "Relict" dynamic protection blocks. The "Relikt" is an upgraded explosive reactive armor (ERA) developed in Russia to replace the …

Chassis length: 6.86 m; Length with barrel: 9.53 m; Width: 3.46 m; Height: 2.23 m; Traditionally, it was accepted that the tank was the tank's worst enemy. Until recently, however, many expected that the effectiveness of modern anti-tank missiles would spell the end of the tank. While anti-tank missiles have proved their effectiveness in combat ...