The new tanks, officially designated the Armata T-14 main battle tank, is built on a chassis known as the Armata Universal Combat Platform. Older Russian tanks have more bulbous turrets. Russia's current tanks are all based on variations of old Soviet tank chassis designs and have six wheels.Īnother recognizable feature is the long and boxy turret that resembles modern Western tank turret designs such as the U.S. The tank's seven wheels give it away as an Armata. The video shows a junction near the factory that produced the tank, Uralvagonzavod, and a tank testing range. The Armata is part of a massive rearmament program costing hundreds of billions of dollars that aims to restore some of the military might Russia lost after the collapse of the Soviet Union.Ī video taken from a cell phone and uploaded to YouTube on Monday shows what appears to be the Armata tank. There they will rehearse their movements for this year's Victory Day celebration, which marks 70 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany. Photos of tanks resembling the Armata tank design hit the Russian internet on Monday.Īccording to Russian military blog, which published the photos, the tanks, covered in tarps and resting on a train carriage, were gathering with other military units in Alabino, outside Moscow.
Russia's brand-new T-14 Armata main battle tank, which is set to be officially unveiled to the public at a Victory Day parade on Red Square on May 9, has reportedly been sighted readying for the ceremonies outside Moscow.
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