

It began in earnest in 2010, when the Russian Ministry of Defense terminated work on its “Object-195” or “ T-95” program.ĭesigned around its unmanned turret, which is equipped with a 125mm 2A82-1M smoothbore gun with autoloader capabilities the forty-eight ton T-14 features the latest in Russian explosive reactive armor technology, laser-guided missile integration, and digitized onboard equipment. Instead of building upon past Soviet-era designs, the T-14 was a completely new Russian program that was built from the ground up. Since it was first demonstrated during the May 2015 Victory Parade in Moscow, the T-14 “Armata” main battle tank (MBT) was seen as a major technological leap forward in Russian tank design.
