![]() ![]() ![]() Still in its early stages as of February 2014, the T-99 is not expected to enter service until 2016 and full strength until 2020. This 55 ton product featured a crew of three, a smoothbore 152mm main gun and a crew-less turret installation. The T-99 Armata project holds some program scope similarities to the now-abandoned T-95 "Black Eagle" project cancelled in May of 2010. The approach is expected to produce a logistically-friendlier approach to next-generation battlefield systems of the Russian Army. As it stands, the program expects to produce a single universal chassis forming the basis of a family of related armored fighting vehicles including an MBT, Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV), and similar. However, Russian engineers are actively at work on an all-new design for the Russian Army recognized as the "T-99 Universal Combat Platform" (UCP) and known by the name of "Armata" (meaning "Arma" or "weapon"). The current frontline Russian Main Battle Tank (MBT) remains the Third Generation T-90 introduced in 1991 (1,670 produced to date). ![]()
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