T-14 Armata

"T-14" redirects here. For other uses, see T14 (disambiguation).

T-14 Armata
A Russian Army T-14 Armata tank in rehearsal for Victory Day celebrations
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originRussia
Production history
DesignerUral Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building, Uralvagonzavod[1]
Designed2014
ManufacturerUralvagonzavod[1]
Unit cost$3.7–$4.6 million in 2015[2][3] $5–7.1 million in 2022 [4]
Produced2014–2021 (prototypes), 2021–present (serial version)[5]
No. builtUnknown/Low tens[6][7]
Specifications
Mass55 tonnes[8]
Length10.7 m (35 ft)[9]
Width3.5 m (11 ft)
Height3.3 m (11 ft)
Crew3
Calibre125 mm (4.92 in)
Effective firing range5 km, Uralvagonzavod claims
Maximum firing range12 km, Uralvagonzavod claims
Armour44S-sv-Sh Steel[1][10]
Main
armament
2A82-1M 125 mm smoothbore cannon with 45 rounds (of which, 32 in the autoloader).[11]
Future version may use the smoothbore 2A83 152 mm tank gun.
Secondary
armament
12.7 mm (1⁄2 in) Kord machine gun (6P49), 7.62 mm (0.30 in) PKTM machine gun (6P7К)
Engine12N360 Twin Turbo Diesel
1,100 kW (1,500 hp)[12]
Power/weight20.4 kW/t (27.3 hp/t)
Transmission12-speed automatic gearbox
SuspensionHydropneumatic suspension
Operational
range
Min. 500 kilometres (310 mi)[12]
Maximum speed 75–80 km/h (47–50 mph) (estimated)[12]

The T-14 Armata (Russian: Т-14 «Армата»; industrial designation Russian: Объект 148, romanized: Obyekt 148, lit. 'Object 148') is a Russian fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform.

The Russian Army initially planned to acquire 2,300 T-14s between 2015 and 2020.[13][14][15] By 2018, production and fiscal shortfalls delayed this to 2025,[16] before Russia announced the apparent cancellation of the main production run on 30 July 2018.[17] However, as of 2021, the Russian state-owned TASS media agency claimed the Armata had been expected to begin serial production in 2022, with delivery of a test batch of 100 to the 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division expected to begin in 2022.[18] The tanks are planned to only be officially transferred following completion of all state tests.[19][20][21][22] In December 2021 the Russian state conglomerate Rostec stated that serial production had commenced,[5] with "more than 40" Armata tanks anticipated to be delivered to Russian troops after 2023.[23] On 4 March 2024, Sergey Chemezov, the CEO of Rostec, stated that the T-14 Armata had entered service with the Russian Armed Forces.[24]

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  19. ^ "Russia: Two battalions of T-14 Armata MBT tanks will enter in service". Army Recognition: Global Defense & Security News. February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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  24. ^ "Чемезов рассказал, почему танк «Армата» не применяют в ходе СВО". www.fontanka.ru (in Russian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.