pa href="https://news.yahoo.com/problem-russias-armata-tank-180000553.html"img src="http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/XSrotGkzosS1UXk3gGxKew--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_national_interest_705/e430277f1d2447fe9a27e920407100d1" width="130" height="86" alt="The Problem with Russia#39;s New Armata Tank" align="left" title="The Problem with Russia#39;s New Armata Tank" border="0" /aAlong with the Armata production problems, the Su-57 5th generation stealth fighter has also been shelved for the time being due to budgetary constraints.When Russia first unveiled the T-14 Armata tank to the public in 2015, western militaries took note of next-generation juggernaut’s futuristic and flexible design, which was built to replace several armored ground units. But unfortunately for the Russian armed forces, a sluggish economy hit by sanctions and massive corruption doesn’t appear to be able to produce the revolutionary tank in significant numbers.(This article by Brad Howard originally appeared at Task Purpose. Follow Task Purpose on Twitter. This article first appeared in 2018.)#92;- Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told Russia’s Itar-TASS news service earlier this week that at the price of $4 million per unit, the Armata was ‘rather expensive’, and that the upgraded T-72BM tank was sufficient to deter NATO. By comparison, the M1A2 Abrams runs around $6 million per tank.pbr clear="all"
