Tag: T-72

The T-72 is the most popular tank currently in service. With over 22,000 produced, the T-72 is involved in almost every theater of war, and, with the transformation of warfare from symmetric to asymmetric combat, waged in urban areas, the T-72 must also adapt, to maintain its effectiveness in complex terrain. This article reviews the new, T-72 urban warfare upgrade kit displayed at KADEX 2016

First impressions from Defense-Update visit at KADEX 2016, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Uralvagonzavod unveiled today the new BMPT72 (also dubbed Terminator 2) combat support vehicle in public on the third day of the Russian Arms Expo...

A new active protection system from Russia appeared today at RAE-2013, as part of the display of a series of upgrades offered to The...

Blurring the line between sports and warfare, the Russian army premiered a new sport – tank biathlon – and invited US crews to compete....

Fierce battles erupting as a Syrian armored troop enters the devastated Damascus suburb of Darayya on patrol. The battle can be seen from various...

The Indian Army, having long suffered from deficiencies in night fighting electro-optical equipment, is set to make up critical deficiencies. Thousands of thermal imagers for T-72 tanks and night sights for hundreds of thousands of assault rifles and carbines are on the horizon

Ethiopia has ordered more than 200 T-72 upgraded tanks from Ukraine, in a deal worth over US$100 million. State controlled arms exporter Ukrspecexport SC has signed the contract yesterday with the Defense Ministry of Ethiopia.

Following the rise into power of Hugo Chaves, and the U.S. imposing embargo on arms sales to the country, Venezuela reached east to China...

The Tank Support Combat Vehicle is designed to provide support for armored formations, by engaging anti-tank teams, demolishing obstacles, engaging fortified targets in bunkers,...

The Combat missile is an advanced, extended range missile which can be fired through the 125mm gun of the T-80UD, T-84, T-72AG, B and...