T-14 Armata Main Battle tank during the victory parade in 2015 (Image: Wikipedia)
Popular Mechanics: Russia to Receive First New 'Armata' Tanks in 2019
Moscow’s next generation tank is behind schedule and will be purchased in far fewer numbers than originally planned.
Russia’s brand-new T-14 Armata main battle tank will finally enter service in 2019, but in numbers far fewer than originally anticipated. The manufacturer will deliver twelve Armatas and four armored recovery vehicle variants by the end of 2019. That’s far short of the thousand or more tanks that were originally supposed to be in service by now.
In 2015, Russia unexpectedly debuted a new main battle tank. Known as T-14 Armata, the tank was a break from previous Russian Army tanks and Moscow’s first “clean sheet” tank design in decades. Western media tabloids predicted that the tank was “20 years ahead of anything in the West." The head of the Russian Ground Forces at the time, Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov, told state media that Russia would have 2,300 Armatas by 2020, by which time it would comprise 70 percent of Russia’s tank inventory.
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Update #1: Russian Troops to Receive 16 Armata Tanks by Yearend (Defense World)
Update #2: Russia's Military to Receive 12 T-14 'Armata' Battle Tanks in 2019 (The Diplomat)
WNU Editor: The original plan was to have 2,300 by the end of 2020. That is not going to happen. The reason why is typical of all new Russian military projects. Cost and development problems.
3 comments:
I think Russia is just willing to spend on R&D and Manufacturing infrastructure. If they sit there unused mothballed so be it. As long as the production know how is there. Weapons research must be maintained. Mass production is just the confetti.
12 lol
As any new program it will take a wile to be perfect.
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