T-14 Armata
The T-14 Armata (Russian: Т-14 «Армата»; industrial designation Russian: Объект 148, romanized: Ob'yekt 148, lit. 'Object 148') is a Russian main battle tank (MBT) based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform.
| T-14 Armata | |
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A Russian Army T-14 Armata tank in rehearsal for Victory Day celebrations | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ural Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building, Uralvagonzavod |
| Designed | 2014 |
| Manufacturer | Uralvagonzavod |
| Unit cost | $3.7–$4.6 million in 2015 $5-7.1 million in 2022 |
| Produced | 2014–2021 (prototypes), 2021–present (serial version) |
| No. built | In the low tens (according to British Defence Ministry) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 55 tonnes |
| Length | 10.7 m (35 ft) |
| Width | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Height | 3.3 m (11 ft) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Calibre | 125 mm (4.92 in) |
| Effective firing range | 5 km, Uralvagonzavod claims |
| Maximum firing range | 12 km, Uralvagonzavod claims |
| Armour | 44S-sv-Sh Steel |
Main armament | 2A82-1M 125 mm smoothbore cannon with 45 rounds (of which, 32 in the autoloader). Future version may use the smoothbore 2A83 152 mm tank gun. |
Secondary armament | 12.7 mm (1⁄2 in) Kord machine gun (6P49), 7.62 mm (0.30 in) PKTM machine gun (6P7К) |
| Engine | 12N360 Diesel Double Turbocharger 1,100 kW (1,500 hp) |
| Power/weight | 20.4 kW/t (27.3 hp/t) |
| Payload capacity | 45 rounds for primary gun (32 rounds in autoloader) and 2000 rounds (coaxial machine gun) |
| Transmission | 12-speed automatic gearbox |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension |
Operational range | Min. 500 kilometres (310 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 75–80 km/h (47–50 mph) (estimated) |
The Russian Army initially planned to acquire 2,300 T-14s between 2015 and 2020. By 2018, production and fiscal shortfalls delayed this to 2025, before Russia announced the apparent cancellation of the main production run on 30 July 2018. However, as of 2021, the Russian state-owned TASS media agency claimed the Armata had been expected to begin serial production in 2022, with delivery of a test batch of 100 to the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division expected to begin in 2022. The tanks are planned to only be officially transferred following completion of all state tests. In December 2021 the Russian state conglomerate Rostec stated that serial production had commenced, with "more than 40" Armata tanks anticipated to be delivered to Russian troops after 2023.