Russian Next Gen Armata Tank Testing in November

[IND151]

The prototype of Russia’s next generation Armata main battle tank is ready for testing, which will begin by November, the head of the Russian Tank Forces said Saturday.

“The prototypes will be unveiled soon at an exhibit in Nizhny Tagil, and their tests will kick off within a month or two, I believe,” Lt. Gen. Alexander Shevchenko said on Echo Moskvy radio.

The biannual Russian Arms Expo will run in the Urals city in September 25-28 this year. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in July that the country’s leadership will get a sneak preview of the new tank during the arms fair.

An unmanned version of the Armata main battle tank is also on the cards, Shevchenko said.

Armata is a universal combat platform that is to be utilized for production of various armored vehicles. Shevchenko said on Friday that prototypes are already created for an Armada-based main battle tank, heavy infantry fighting vehicle and armored recovery vehicle.

The combat platform, named after a 14-century Russian cannon, is being designed since 2009 by the state-run corporation Uralvagonzavod, headquartered in Nizhny Tagil.

Armata-based vehicles will be a match for their existing NATO counterparts and even excel them in certain areas, Shevchenko said Friday, without elaborating.

Not much is known about the upcoming Armata battle tank, tentatively scheduled to enter military service in the Russian army in 2015. Media reports and military officials said earlier said that its turret would be unmanned, with three-man crew residing in the better protected chassis area, and that the main gun may utilize either shells or missiles.

Shevchenko also said Saturday that all standing alert units of the Russian army will switch to two types of main battle tanks – the T-72 and the T-90 – by early 2015. The move will complete the tank unification program in the Russian military, which utilized 40 models of 10 different battle tanks in 2008, he said.

Russian Next Gen Armata Tank Testing in November | idrw.org

 

[kurup]

That looks like some serious $hit .....

 

[satishkumarcsc]

That looks like some serious $hit .....

Definitely not the Armata....

 

[IND151]

^^ probably these are just mock ups

 

[SHAHED]

What the hell is that !?

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

Movie set props I reckon.
Ive seen the pictures around quite a while before...

 

[ejaz007]

Russian Armata Tank to Enter Testing in November

MOSCOW, September 7 (RIA Novosti) – The prototype of Russia’s next generation Armata main battle tank is ready for testing, which will begin by November, the head of the Russian Tank Forces said Saturday.

“The prototypes will be unveiled soon at an exhibit in Nizhny Tagil, and their tests will kick off within a month or two, I believe,” Lt. Gen. Alexander Shevchenko said on Echo Moskvy radio.

The biannual Russian Arms Expo will run in the Urals city in September 25-28 this year. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said in July that the country’s leadership will get a sneak preview of the new tank during the arms fair.
An unmanned version of the Armata main battle tank is also on the cards, Shevchenko said.

Armata is a universal combat platform that is to be utilized for production of various armored vehicles. Shevchenko said on Friday that prototypes are already created for an Armada-based main battle tank, heavy infantry fighting vehicle and armored recovery vehicle.

The combat platform, named after a 14-century Russian cannon, is being designed since 2009 by the state-run corporation Uralvagonzavod, headquartered in Nizhny Tagil.

Armata-based vehicles will be a match for their existing NATO counterparts and even excel them in certain areas, Shevchenko said Friday, without elaborating.

Not much is known about the upcoming Armata battle tank, tentatively scheduled to enter military service in the Russian army in 2015. Media reports and military officials said earlier said that its turret would be unmanned, with three-man crew residing in the better protected chassis area, and that the main gun may utilize either shells or missiles.

Shevchenko also said Saturday that all standing alert units of the Russian army will switch to two types of main battle tanks – the T-72 and the T-90 – by early 2015. The move will complete the tank unification program in the Russian military, which utilized 40 models of 10 different battle tanks in 2008, he said.

Russian Armata Tank to Enter Testing in November | Defense | RIA Novosti

 

[Arsalan]

Is Russia planning to invade Mars?
this seem to be something straight out of star wars. Not Armata of course.

Reportedly Armata will be equipped with a next generation 125mm smooth bore gun, A 57mm grenade launcher mounted on one side of the turret, and a standard 12.7mm machine gun mounted on the other side. It included no Gatling gun as shown in above picture.

Armata is believed to be something like:

 

[IND151]

^^ Looks like T 90 MS with turret placed back

 

[vostok]

Nobody knows exactly how Armata will looks like. I can't wait to see it!

 

[Grevion]

that looks like The Batmobile from the Dark Knight and the Dark knight Rises.

 

[Penguin]

Movie set props I reckon.
Ive seen the pictures around quite a while before...

Movies props, based on T-64.
Twin gatlings ....

 

[Tshering22]

Man, Russians really need to get their color schemes right.

I mean seriously. Their cockpits are smurf blue-green and now their tanks are being painted red.

 

[victor07]

On September, 23 the Governor of Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev said at a press conference that new tracked combat platform Armata will be presented at the RAE 2013 only for a private show.
On September, 25 Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the Armata will be presented for public display on May 9, 2015 on Victory Day.
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[vostok]

Rogozin: "Armata" will be shown at the Victory Parade in 2015.
Advanced Russian heavy crawler platform "Armata" will be demonstrated for the first time to the public at the Victory Parade in 2015, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

"We will show it at May 9th to the 70th anniversary of the Victory. We want to show at Parade only modern technics , "- Rogozin told the TV channel" Russia 24 "during the International Exhibition of Arms , Military Equipment and Ammunition Russia Arms Expo- 2013 in Nizhny Tagil , reports" Interfax ".