AFPįourteen years passed before the US was able to get hold of a T-72 tank when it became operational but now it has the latest T-90 only two years after it entered service. Russian T-90M tanks parade through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow in May. “Like the tank, we will now be able to analyse those in detail and work out better ways to stop them.”īrig Barry added scientists would now be able to discover the “the weaknesses of Russian armour” that would help Nato and its allies defeat Moscow’s most advanced modern tanks. “This will add to the information that the West has gained by its access to captured Russian equipment that include missiles that have crashed in Ukraine without exploding,” said Brig Ben Barry, a Russian military specialist. ReutersĪ T-90M that was spotted in 2021 also had a telescopic mast fitted with optical sensors, which will be examined if it is on the captured vehicle. Smoke rises on the outskirts of the city during a Russian missile attack in Kyiv. The vehicle also has an upgraded weapon systems with a revised auto-loader that can fit longer projectiles that have much greater penetration than the standard T-90 variant developed in the nineties. “This tank will undergo technical exploitation that can be highly valuable in terms of next-generation lethality.” “The T-90M has got a much more modern suite of explosive reactive armour designed around the shape of the vehicle and its turret,” said Sam Cranny-Evans of the Rusi think tank. The tank has the latest Russian aiming device, giving it a “hunter-killer engagement capability” where the tank commander uses a panoramic sight with thermal vision to track targets, something standard on most Nato systems. The interior of a T-90M tank found in Kharkiv. Papers will also be written on the T-90M's computerised fire-control system as well and the 125mm gun’s ability to fire guided shells that have a longer range and are up to 20 per cent more accurate than Russia’s standard tank guns. While the T-90M, which costs $5 million and has a crew of three, has the standard explosive reactive armour, its main metal composite protection was a secret. The technical reports will include the inspection of the tank’s active protection system called Afghanit, which can intercept missiles at short range. “It is a question understanding the tank and its defensive mechanisms that will help us to overcome them.” “It is in a lab being disassembled with tech reports sent back to the US and the UK for exploitation,” said a security source. The National understands that the prize tank has been taken to an undisclosed location in western Ukraine or Poland where technicians have been able to minutely inspect its systems. ![]() Specialist teams will likely now be able to unlock the tank's sophisticated defence systems that include Nakidka stealth material that absorbs heat and radio signals, potentially cloaking it from Nato surveillance aircraft while offering protection from precision-guided missiles.Ī Russian T-90M destroyed by Ukrainian armed forces is seen near the village of Staryi Saltiv in the Kharkiv region in May. It was found in near perfect condition with only one track missing. Western scientists have been able to scrutinise the T-90M, including its specialist armour and targeting systems, after it was abandoned by fleeing Russian troops late last month following Ukraine's lightning offensive in the Kharkiv region. Intelligence officials have been able to discover key weaknesses and examine secret systems on Russia’s most advanced operational tank captured by Ukraine.
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