For decades, the T-72 tank has been a symbol of Russian military power. It has been used in conflicts around the world and remains one of the most recognizable Soviet-era armored vehicles. However, ...
The National Interest: Are Main Battle Tanks Becoming Obsolete? Yes and No
The advent of advanced anti-tank weapons has pushed tanks further away from the front lines—but it would be a mistake to write them off altogether. Are main battle tanks (MBTs)—the largest, heaviest, ...
In mid-2025, Moscow quietly offered New Delhi a proposal: co-develop a localized version of its T-14 Armata main battle tank, produce it in India, integrate Indian subsystems, and fold it into broader ...
Insider Monkey: 20 Countries with the Most Battle Tanks in the World
This article looks at 20 countries with the most battle tanks in the world. During a Senate hearing last week, General Christopher Cavoli, the head of the US European Command, stated that Russia had ...
T-64AK at the T-34 Tank History Museum© "T-64AK at the T-34 Tank History Museum" by Vitaly V. Kuzmin is licensed under BY-SA 4.0. Battle tanks have been a staple of the battlefield since 1917. Back in ...
Key Points and Summary - Ukraine’s war has chewed through Soviet-era T-72 tanks on both sides, with visually confirmed losses in the hundreds. -The design’s three-man crew relies on an autoloader that ...
The National Interest: Why Did the Soviet Union Send Its Worst Tanks to Afghanistan?
The fact that the Soviets were using large numbers of their older tanks did not inherently mean that they were likely to lose. Picture the scene. A group of Western military analysts are snickering at ...