Russia’s MBTs ‘a concern’ for West
Western defence planners should be ‘very concerned’ with Russia’s developments in land warfare capabilities, particular main battle banks (MBT).
Last year, Russia unveiled several new armoured vehicles including the tracked Kurganets-25 IFV, the 8x8 Bumerang APC, Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled gun and a MBT and heavy IFV based on a common 'Armata' chassis.
The Armata MBT – designated the T-14 – was first seen in public at Russia’s Victory Day Parade in Moscow on 9 May 2015.
‘Assuming Armata is successfully developed and enters service, western forces should be very concerned,’ Ben Barry, a senior fellow at the International Institute
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