Dave Majumdar, National Interest: Russia's Dangerous T-14 Armata Tank: Ready for War Next Year?
The Russian Ground Forces are set to take delivery of the first production models of the T-14 Armata main battle tank starting in 2017.
The Russian army has taken delivery of twenty pre-production version of the tank for operational testing—which is currently under way just outside Moscow at Kubinka. The first operational T-14 unit is likely to be stood up in Siberia with a unit that performed particularly well during the invasion of Crimea according to a source.
“Test of the Armata are going according to schedule without any problems,” Alexei Zharich, deputy director of Uralvagonzavod told the Russian language daily Izvestia. “Serial deliveries could begin at any moment—as soon as the customer wants it.”
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WNU Editor: Many see this tank becoming the new standard for all tanks.
Update: Russia dominates the world's market for tanks .... Russia Produces 70% of World Tanks, Ready to Churn Out Armata in 2016 (Sputnik).
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