14 Facts About T-90

T-90 was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia.

T-90 has its origins in a Soviet-era program aimed at developing a single replacement for the T-64, T-72 and T-80 series of main battle tanks.

The T-90 was manufactured at the Uralvagonzavod factory in Nizhny Tagil, with low-level production being carried out since 1992 and virtually ceasing towards the end of the 1990s for the native market.

Around 120 T-90 tanks were delivered to the Russian Ground Forces before production of an upgraded version was resumed in 2004.

In 2005 the Russian army resumed delivery of the T-90, requesting the "original" specification for the vehicle with a cast turret.

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The Russian Army curtailed T-90 orders beginning in 2012 to prepare for the arrival of the new tank.

The journal concluded that with regular equipment, the upgraded T-90 seems to be the best protected Russian tank, especially with the implementation of Shtora-1 and Arena defensive systems.

In September 2020, a Russian T-90 was accidentally hit by an anti-tank guided missile during exercises held in Russia's Astrakhan region causing serious damage to the vehicle.

Two Syrian Army operated T-90 were captured by HTS militias while ISIS fighters captured a third in November 2017.

The T-90 was selected because it is a direct development of the T-72 that India already manufactured, simplifying training and maintenance.

The T-90 was tested against the M1A1 Abrams from the United States, the Leopard 2A4 offered from the Spanish Army, Leopard 2A6s formerly operated by the Dutch Army, and T-64s and T-84s offered by Ukraine.

Fire-control system of the T-90 showed the following features of combat shooting during state testing.

The T-90 tank has a typical drivetrain arrangement, with a rear placed engine and transmission.