Russia is ahead of Western countries in creating active protection for tanks against drones. This was stated by the American publication Military Watch Magazine (MWM).
Analysts noted that T-90M and T-72B3M tanks began to receive modernized Arena-M systems, capable of intercepting not only anti-tank missiles, but also drones.
The new version of the system was upgraded in 2025 specifically for the threat from loitering munitions and FPV-UAVs.
Russia has proven to be ahead of Western countries in the practical integration of such solutions on production vehicles.
In addition to Arena-M, analysts recalled the modernization of other Russian tank systems — third-generation thermal imagers, Relikt explosive reactive armor, digital communication systems, and the 2A46M-5 gun.
Earlier, military expert Evgeny Damantsev warned that Arena-M needs software and hardware updates to destroy the main threat — high-speed drones.