The Ministry of Defense has patented a model of the T-72B3M tank along with the new 'Arena-M' complex, capable of repelling the anti-tank weapons of a conventional enemy.

The emergence of a combination with a patented protective complex in Russian tanks is reported by TASS news agency, citing a description to the patent, which was made available to the editorial office.

It is noted that the characteristics of 'Arena-M' allow it to protect the tank from grenades, guided missiles and cumulative artillery shells.

This is due to twelve protective ammunition shafts mounted on the turret brackets. They ensure the all-round protection of the tank, taking into account the correction of the position of the ammunition in azimuth in flight after shooting.

When enemy ammunition flies towards the tank, it finds itself under the directed stream of damaging elements from the tank ammunition.

The 'Arena-M' was developed by the Kolomna Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering. It is part of the High Precision Systems holding of the Rostec State Corporation.