Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Russian Army Promising To Have A New Tank

Photo: RIA Novosti

Russian Army Is To Have A New Tank -- Voice Of Russia

The Russian army is to be equipped with a new generation tank by 2015, and according to the Russian press, work on the new armoured tank code named “Armada” is well in progress.

The new tank is to have new electronic equipment and the crew will be protected by internal turret. The Armada will be different from the present T-90 in use by the Russian army, says Victor Litovkin, of the “Independent Military Review” paper. He gave an interview to VOR:

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My Comment: The Russian military has been talking about developing a new tank for the past decade (if not longer). Call me skeptical on this one .... and I will withhold comment until I actually see one.

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