American expert appreciated the "deadly" T-90MS
The new upgraded version of the "deadly" tank T-90 - T-90MS - is characterized by a number of serious improvements and has a worthy export potential, writes Mark Episkopos in his article for The National Interest.
The expert recalls that the T-90MS is an export modification of the T-90 tank and has a number of major improvements over the previous export version (T-90С). The machine is equipped with a more powerful 1130-powerful diesel engine B-92C2F, an advanced thermal imager, the GLONASS navigation system, a digital computer and a recycled turret.
Among the major changes, the author also referred to the dynamic protection, which is equipped with a "deadly" tank.
The article notes that the key features of the machine emphasize its export potential. For example, to reduce the cost, the developers armed the tank with a 2A46 smoothbore gun, which was installed on the base version, and not a newer 2A82-1M gun (installed on the T-90 and the Armata tank).
Nevertheless, the measures taken to maintain competitiveness could not contain a significant increase in the cost of T-90MS: the cost of the tank increased to $ 4,5 million (for comparison, the cost of T-90С ranges from $ 2,5 million to $ 3,5 million). At the same time, Rosoboronexport is already close to signing contracts for the supply of a new tank to such large buyers as Kuwait and Egypt, the expert writes.
He also notes that the Russian Federation is trying to retain a wide segment of the market, still offering for sale T-90С and even original T-90, which are intended for countries with modest financial resources.
The T-90, developed by the KVZ at the start of the 1990's, became the best-selling tank on the international market between 2001 and 2010.
The expert recalls that the T-90MS is an export modification of the T-90 tank and has a number of major improvements over the previous export version (T-90С). The machine is equipped with a more powerful 1130-powerful diesel engine B-92C2F, an advanced thermal imager, the GLONASS navigation system, a digital computer and a recycled turret.
Among the major changes, the author also referred to the dynamic protection, which is equipped with a "deadly" tank.
The article notes that the key features of the machine emphasize its export potential. For example, to reduce the cost, the developers armed the tank with a 2A46 smoothbore gun, which was installed on the base version, and not a newer 2A82-1M gun (installed on the T-90 and the Armata tank).
Nevertheless, the measures taken to maintain competitiveness could not contain a significant increase in the cost of T-90MS: the cost of the tank increased to $ 4,5 million (for comparison, the cost of T-90С ranges from $ 2,5 million to $ 3,5 million). At the same time, Rosoboronexport is already close to signing contracts for the supply of a new tank to such large buyers as Kuwait and Egypt, the expert writes.
He also notes that the Russian Federation is trying to retain a wide segment of the market, still offering for sale T-90С and even original T-90, which are intended for countries with modest financial resources.
The T-90, developed by the KVZ at the start of the 1990's, became the best-selling tank on the international market between 2001 and 2010.
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