UVZ began the modernization of BMPT Terminator
Currently, two versions of the Terminator have been created on the basis of the T-72 tank - the Terminator-1 and the Terminator-2, which are sold for export, but not purchased by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Commenting on the absence of orders from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for this machine today, Potapov noted that in the foreseeable future, the military department could begin its purchases
The BMPT Terminator armament produced by the Uralvagonzavod Corporation includes two 30А2 X-guns, two Ataka-T anti-tank missiles, two AG-42D automatic grenade launchers and a 17-mm machine gun.
The fire control system of the main armament of the vehicle allows detecting and recognizing small targets at long ranges day and night and in adverse weather conditions.
The presence of three operators in BMPT enables it to quickly detect and simultaneously hit three different targets at once in the 360 degrees sector. As Oleg Siyenko, the former General Director of UVZ, noted, many characteristics of the Terminator-2 have been fundamentally updated, which will make it popular abroad. In particular, the BMPT will receive a new gun, and also the layout created on the basis of the T-72 chassis will reduce the crew from five to three people.
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