Export Armat to India? For half the price?
In anticipation of the signing of a major defense contract to supply India with Russian S-400 systems worth more than $ 5 billion, the Indian economic publication The Economic Times reported that Delhi is considering buying tanks new generation T-14 Armata.
The media explained that the Russian novelty is being considered as a replacement for outdated T-72 modifications in the framework of the Multipurpose future ready combat vehicles program. Approximate volume - 1770 tanks, and the previously signed agreement for the supply of T-90S allegedly remains in force.
How realistic is the information on the export of "Armata" to India?
On the one hand, taking into account the close ties of the parties in the field of military-technical cooperation, in particular, the agreement on 272 Su-30MKI, 1657 T-90С tanks, 6 frigates of the 1135 project, 5 C-400 regiments, we can conclude: the possibility of concluding New powerful deal really is. For Russia, a large export contract can be an excellent opportunity to identify all the shortcomings of technology and cure "childhood diseases", which looks relevant against the background of the temporary freezing of the T-14 series.
At the same time, the amount of the agreement in 4,5 billion, which was voiced by The Economic Times, says that the information on the export of "Armata" is hardly true. 4,5 billion is not much more than the sum of the contract for the supply of T-90C, while T-14 is much more technically complex product. Following from the information of the Indian media, Delhi will pay a little more than 2,5 million dollars for one tank, whereas even in the domestic market the price for Armata exceeds 3,5 million. That is, it is not economically viable to promote T-14 for export in less than 5-6 million dollars.
Let us add here the disagreements regarding the Russian-Indian project of creating a fifth-generation fighter - the export version of the Su-57, which shattered confidence in the Indian side, as well as statements in the structures of the Ministry of Defense about the “Armata” export unit. It should be assumed that at the moment the possibility of such a contract is not on the agenda. And even if the issue will be discussed at the official level, the assessment of various risks and trades will take not months, but years.
The media explained that the Russian novelty is being considered as a replacement for outdated T-72 modifications in the framework of the Multipurpose future ready combat vehicles program. Approximate volume - 1770 tanks, and the previously signed agreement for the supply of T-90S allegedly remains in force.
How realistic is the information on the export of "Armata" to India?
On the one hand, taking into account the close ties of the parties in the field of military-technical cooperation, in particular, the agreement on 272 Su-30MKI, 1657 T-90С tanks, 6 frigates of the 1135 project, 5 C-400 regiments, we can conclude: the possibility of concluding New powerful deal really is. For Russia, a large export contract can be an excellent opportunity to identify all the shortcomings of technology and cure "childhood diseases", which looks relevant against the background of the temporary freezing of the T-14 series.
At the same time, the amount of the agreement in 4,5 billion, which was voiced by The Economic Times, says that the information on the export of "Armata" is hardly true. 4,5 billion is not much more than the sum of the contract for the supply of T-90C, while T-14 is much more technically complex product. Following from the information of the Indian media, Delhi will pay a little more than 2,5 million dollars for one tank, whereas even in the domestic market the price for Armata exceeds 3,5 million. That is, it is not economically viable to promote T-14 for export in less than 5-6 million dollars.
Let us add here the disagreements regarding the Russian-Indian project of creating a fifth-generation fighter - the export version of the Su-57, which shattered confidence in the Indian side, as well as statements in the structures of the Ministry of Defense about the “Armata” export unit. It should be assumed that at the moment the possibility of such a contract is not on the agenda. And even if the issue will be discussed at the official level, the assessment of various risks and trades will take not months, but years.
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