T-90

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The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank. The T-72BU was officially accepted into service in 1992 by the Russian Ministry of Defence and simultaneously renamed as the T-90 for marketing and propaganda purposes aimed at distancing the new type from existing T-72 variants. The T-90 uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5 explosive-reactive armour and the Shtora infrared ATGM jamming system.

The T-90 was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. The Russian Army curtailed purchases of the T-90 beginning in 2012. Serial production of its successor, the T-14 Armata, is expected to begin in 2022.


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