The T-14 is the
world’s only post-war third-generation tank.
MOSCOW, December 31.
/TASS/. Russia’s T-14 tank based on the Armata platform will undergo state
trials in the Defense Ministry’s scientific and research institutions next
year, the ministry’s press service said on Monday.
"The T-14 tank,
which has been created on the universal Armata platform and developed for the
Ground Forces, is completing the manufacturer’s trials. The fighting vehicle in
2019 will start undergoing state trials in the Russian Defense Ministry’s
scientific and research institutions," the ministry said.
The T-14 is the world’s
only post-war third-generation tank. Armata is Russia’s development, which has
no counterparts in the world.
Earlier, Deputy
Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said the Defense Ministry had signed a
contract with Uralvagonzavod for the delivery of 132 T-14 tanks and T-15
infantry fighting vehicles based on the Armata combat platform. The supplies
are due to be completed by 2021.
The T-14 tank based
on the Armata platform was shown to the public for the first time at the
Victory Day parade on Red Square on May 9, 2015. The new combat vehicle
features fully digitized equipment, an unmanned turret and an isolated armored
capsule for the crew.
Source: ITAR-TASS
01-01-2019
