T-90
Sign in to saveThe T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed from, and designed to replace the T-72. It uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour (ERA) and the Shtora infrared anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) jamming system.
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The T-90 is a Russian main battle tank designed to replace the older T-72, equipped with advanced features like a 125mm gun, improved fire-control systems, thermal sights, and multiple defensive technologies including composite armor and missile-jamming systems. It matters as a significant upgrade in Russia's armored warfare capability, representing the country's third-generation tank technology.
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Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- T-90
- Weapon.image
- T-90M.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A Russian army T-90M main battle tank
- Weapon.type
- Main battle tank
- Weapon.origin
- Russia
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- War in Dagestan Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion
- Weapon.designer
- Kartsev-Venediktov
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Uralvagonzavod, Heavy Vehicles Factory
- Weapon.number
- ≈4,000 (2023, see Operators)1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries
Article
30 sectionsContents
- Development
- Production and service history
- Combat use
- Russian service
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Syrian service
- Azerbaijani service
- Export
- India
- Orders and deliveries
- Upgrades
- Other
- Design
- Armament
- Mobility
- Protection
- Estimated protection level comparison
- Turret issues
- Variants
- Operators
- Current
- Former non-state operators
- Future operators
- Failed bids
- Evaluation
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed from, and designed to replace the T-72. It uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour (ERA) and the Shtora infrared anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) jamming system.
The T-90 was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. It entered service with the Russian army in 1992. The tank allegedly first saw combat in the 1999 war in Dagestan, with Russian Ground Forces. Russia later used the tank from 2017 in its intervention in the Syrian civil war. Russian T-90s were deployed in the war in Donbas in 2014, as well as in the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Syrian Arab Army used the tank in the Syrian civil war in 2017, as did the Azerbaijani Land Forces in the 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.