Ukrainians have shown mastery of Western-supplied weapon systems. The Russian tank ‘Armata’ is to gradually replace the aging T-series including T-90 one of the sturdiest tanks in the world which have suffered heavily in Ukraine.Īccording to an estimate Russia has lost more than 2,000 tanks in Ukraine so far and details of Ukraine losses are not available. Though the numbers appear to be exaggerated. However, leading producers continue to assemble high quality modern tanks with the belief that weaknesses can be overcome. The US, NATO allies continue with new generation expensive with 70 tons or more ,Germany’s Leopard 2 series, American M1A2 SEP, French Nr.8 Leclerc, and Israeli Merkava Mk.4 are making news in the global arms markets. So do main battle tanks have a future? The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is any indication it has exposed Tank’s vulnerabilities. Ukraine-Russia War have proved that the tank heydays are coming to an end and for both the countries the conflict has proved a waterloo for their armoured vehicles! Unmanned systems, drones top-attack weapons, UAVs, man-portable ATGMs like Javelin and European Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapons (NLAW have taken the Russians by shock and have posed major challenges to the military tank’s survival.

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