Russia launched and showcased the latest export version of the T-14 Armata main battle tank for the first time. The launch was carried out by Russia's state arms sales agency, Rosoboronexport, at the Army-2022 on Thursday (18/8), TASS reported.
The export model of T-14 was showcased in a scale model at the IDEX arms show in Abu Dhabi in February 2021. Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheyev said six foreign countries had shown interest in the tank.
The defence manufacturer Uralvagonzavod developed the tank, first shown to the public at the Victory Day Parade on Red Square on May 9, 2015.
Fundamentally, the T-14 Armata differs from its predecessors. The tank
has an unmanned turret while the crew is in an insulated armoured capsule in
the tank"s hull. The weapons are operated remotely, which helps substantially
increase the crew"s survivability in combat.
