It became known why the "too valuable" T-14 "Armata" tank did not replace the T-72, T-80, and T-90

In the current environment, re-equipping the army with a new tank is impractical

The T-14 "Armata" tank has unique capabilities due to its effective dynamic protection system. It allows solving the tasks of defeating the enemy, noted military expert Konstantin Sivkov.

 T-14 "Armata" 
 T-14 "Armata" 
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However, as of 2025, the "Armata" has not appeared in the troops as a replacement for the previous generation of combat vehicles T-72, T-80, and T-90. The publication "Technosphere Russia" suggested that in the current environment, re-equipping the army with a new tank model is, at a minimum, impractical.

According to the authors, in the current environment of increasing the production of tanks of the past generation, the small-scale production of the T-14 will only add problems to the military and the manufacturers themselves.

How many T-14s were produced is officially unknown. But the publication suggested that there areno more than 50 units, as well as several heavy BMPT T-15s based on them and a single number of T-16 repair and evacuation vehicles on the same platform.

Earlier,www1.ru reported thatthe flagship of the Navy, the cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov," may be scrapped.

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Sources:
«Tehnosfera Rossiya»
2025-07-17 10:03:00 Maksim Borisov Military technology T-14 «Armata»
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