GLORIOUS T-14 ARMATA PICTURES.

[LoooSeR]

   Boomer K-17 with Berezhok turret

 

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[LoooSeR]

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Commander of the Central Military District Colonel-General Alexander Lapin. Day of a tanker in Yekaterinburg at the Sverdlovsky training ground.

 

   Very likely to be parade vehicle, you can still see places where stickers were on the side armor modules.

[skylancer-3441]

T-15 and T-14 are visible in footage from UVZ's Workshop 130 in latest TV Zvezda's Voennaya Priemka episode mostly dedicated to (spreading myths about) BMPT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-15:

 

[alanch90]

What is that exposed wiring at T-14 sides (coming from the front hull, going below the fenders)? Is that part of the "magnetic defense system"? 

[Beer]

Likely yes but I haven't seen any official confirmation. What else could it be? 

[LoooSeR]

11 hours ago, skylancer-3441 said:

T-15 and T-14 are visible in footage from UVZ's Workshop 130 in latest TV Zvezda's Voennaya Priemka episode mostly dedicated to (spreading myths about) BMPT

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   Hey, turret on this T-14 is "naked", heh.

 

   This stupid show is hard to watch, but one more thing i saw are new rollers on Armata.

 

   Previous:

 

   Gurkhan few years ago told that Armatas are going to get new rollers. Difference is small, interesting if anything else was changed.

 

[LoooSeR]

https://rg.ru/2020/09/14/reg-pfo/trenazhery-tankov-armata-skoro-postupiat-v-kazanskoe-tankovoe-uchilishche.html

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   According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, next month the educational institution will open a new computer class KUKTP - "Armata", where the technical training of cadets will be conducted.
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   Students will get driving skills of T-14, /.../ with the help of the dynamic TVK-Armata simulator. Fire training (use of cannons and machine guns) - also with the help of computers - at the Armata BM-S.

 

[LoooSeR]

   People on otvaga found some info about Kurganets in annual report. That report is avaliable in the link in the list, confirms dates of Kurganets-25 state trials.

https://disclosure.1prime.ru/Portal/Default.aspx?emid=4501033519

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   From the SKBM annual report:

   The company carried out work on stage No. 3 of the R&D "Creation of a unified interspecific medium tracked platform, combat vehicle and support vehicle based on it" (code "Kurganets-25"), performed for the needs of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. State contract No. 1115187320942010119000284 / N / Z / 6 / 125-11-DGOZ dated 12.08.2011. terminated on the basis of the termination agreement of 12/28/2019. The fact that the work has been completed is confirmed by the protocol of actual costs for stage No. 3 “Manufacturing of OO BTR-G, BMP-G, BREM-G and preliminary tests. Adjustment of the design documentation based on Prelimenary Test results ”. At the end of 2019 a new state contract No. 1922187318571452241002787 dated 28.12.2019 was signed to continue work on the development work "Kurganets-25". The term of the work is 12/31/2022.

 

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State trials will be performed from 01.11.21 to 31.10.22.

 

[LoooSeR]

   Boomer with Berezhok, video was made for Arabic countries. Some footage from inside.

 

[LoooSeR]

   Heh, somebody translated Zvezda old episode about Armata from several years ago. Ladies and gentelman, enjoy...

 

[alanch90]

@LooSeR that channel´s videos do get deleted from time to time.

[LoooSeR]

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   TsAMTO, December 7. Serial production and deliveries of the newest Armata tank to the Russian army will begin in 2021. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", told reporters the general director of the state corporation "Rostec" Sergei Chemezov.

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   The unmanned version of the newest Russian T-14 Armata tank will not be mass-produced; this vehicle is, in fact, a demonstrator of advanced robotics technologies. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", told reporters the general director of the state corporation "Rostec" Sergei Chemezov.

 

[alanch90]

"Serial production and deliveries of the newest Armata tank to the Russian army will begin in 2021."

 

How many times we've heard that? Is there any reason to believe that next year is for real?

[LoooSeR]

Trials were sceduled to end in the end of 2020, there could be delays.

[LoooSeR]

On 9/9/2020 at 11:12 PM, LoooSeR said:

   A bit of timelines regarding Boomer and Armata.

https://ria.ru/20200507/1571037470.html (article from May of 2020)

 

   Boomer. Preliminary tests completed, state trials planned for 2021. Vehicle (at least IFV version, AFAIK) received export passport

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- In accordance with the schedule for development work "Boomerang", "The Military Industrial Company" (VPK) together with the Main Armored Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and research organizations of the military department completed preliminary tests of prototypes based on this unified interspecific wheeled platform in Last year.
   The K-16 wheeled armored personnel carrier and the K-17 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle were created on this chassis. During the preliminary tests carried out, the prototypes confirmed the characteristics stated in the technical specifications.
   Based on their results, we decided to slightly change the armored hulls, as a result of which the conditions for placing soldiers in the troop compartment will be improved, as well as the vehicle's buoyancy will increase.

   Now at the production facilities of the "VPK" assembly of new prototypes of "Boomerang" is underway for state tests, which are planned to be completed next year. In addition, at the enterprises that are part of our management perimeter, the production base is being updated and prepared for the serial production of equipment based on this platform. So, for example, the Corps Plant JSC has completely manufactured the necessary equipment for the production of new armored hulls.

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   Confirmation from VPK (makers of Boomerang):

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   The Ministry of Defense will begin state testing of the Boomerang platform in 2021.

 

   State tests of the latest K-16 armored personnel carrier and the K-17 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle on the promising Boomerang platform will begin in 2021. This was announced to TASS on Friday by the general director of the Military-Industrial Company (VPK LLC) Alexander Krasovitsky.

 

   “Previously, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles on the Boomerang platform have successfully passed preliminary tests. After them, we implemented a number of the customer's wishes, finalized the machines, made new samples taking into account all the modifications. Now the vehicles are ready for state tests, which are planned to begin next spring,” said Krasovitsky.

 

   In April this year, the military-industrial complex told TASS that the armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles "Boomerang", modified after preliminary tests, will receive an enlarged hull with improved buoyancy. The new hull will also make it possible to more comfortably accommodate the troops in full gear.

 

[LoooSeR]

   Some news - it appears MoD will not wait until end of trials and want to start production earlier.

 

"Serial production of promising equipment, including the T-14 tank and the T-15 BMP on the Armata heavy tracked platform, will begin before the completion of all stages of their tests. This will speed up the delivery of new equipment to the troops, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda on Wednesday.

   "To reduce the delivery time of new samples to the troops, their production will be carried out before the completion of tests after confirming the specified characteristics and testing in conditions close to combat," Krivoruchko said.

 

   According to the Deputy Minister, in 2022 it is planned to complete the creation of a promising T-14 tank, infantry fighting vehicles (T-15, B-11, K-17), armored personnel carriers (B-10, K-16), an armored repair and recovery vehicle ( T-16) ("Armata", "Kurganets-25" and "Boomerang"), 152-mm self-propelled artillery pieces ("Coalition-SV"), as well as a whole line of advanced combat modules for equipping tracked and wheeled vehicles."

[Beer]

On 12/31/2020 at 12:23 PM, LoooSeR said:

 "Serial production of promising equipment, including the T-14 tank and the T-15 BMP on the Armata heavy tracked platform, will begin before the completion of all stages of their tests."

 

I can hear some IS-3 disagreement. 

[LoooSeR]

   T-14 doing demo at closed part of Army expo

[LoooSeR]

   Boomer is going to India for a show

https://tvzvezda.ru/news/opk/content/202121139-9OxqX.html

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   For the first time, Rostec will take military equipment based on the Boomerang armored platform to a foreign export-oriented exhibition. This will take place at the international air show Aero India 2021, which will run from February 3 to 5. This was reported to "Zvezda" by the general director of "VPK" LLC Alexander Krasovitsky.

 

   “Wheeled armored personnel carriers K-16 and K-17 IFV on the basis of the unified wheeled armored platform “Boomerang” received all the necessary official documents for promotion to the foreign market, in particular, advertising passports and export model passports. Taking into account the great interest shown to vehicles by potential foreign customers, together with Rosoboronexport, the machines will be presented in the Indian city of Bangalore at the international air show Aero India 2021. In addition, a number of negotiations with interested parties are planned, "said Krasovitsky.

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[LoooSeR]

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February 4 - RIA Novosti. The newest Russian tank "Armata" received an advertising passport, in the near future the combat vehicle will be presented abroad for the first time, the press service of Rosoboronexport told RIA Novosti.

   Earlier, the general director of the ROE, Alexander Mikheev, announced consultations with foreign partners on the supply of the latest tanks. The nearest foreign exhibition with the participation of Russian defense enterprises, including the developer of "Armata" - the "Uralvagonzavod" concern, will be the IDEX-2021 weapons salon (Abu Dhabi, UAE).

   "An advertising passport has been issued for the T-14 Armata tank, and in the near future you will see its foreign debut," the company said.

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https://ria.ru/20210204/armata-1595944516.html?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop

Looks like export version of Armata is ready.

[alanch90]

Not the smartest move. Just killed the possibilities of T-90MS.

[heretic88]

Its a joke... even the domestic variant is very, very far from being complete, and they offer it for export...  

[eggs benedict]

It has come to my attention that the year is 2021 yet the ideas that "unmanned turret means flawed armor" or "easy prey for firepower kills (at least more so than regular tanks)" are still around. 

 

Uralvagonzavod is making a huge mistake investing money into years of research and testing based on scientifical principles while they can just hire some internet eye ball expert to tell them what is wrong about their multi million dollar machine.

 

 

Edited February 5, 2021 by eggs benedict
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[Beer]

2 hours ago, eggs benedict said:

It has come to my attention that the year is 2021 yet the ideas that "unmanned turret means flawed armor" or "easy prey for firepower kills (at least more so than regular tanks)" are still around. 

 

Uralvagonzavod is making a huge mistake investing money into years of research and testing based on scientifical principles while they can just hire some internet eye ball expert to tell them what is wrong about their multi million dollar machine.

 

 

 

You probably chose a wrong forum or why do you bring it where there is no such discussion ongoing? 

[LoooSeR]

23 hours ago, alanch90 said:

Not the smartest move. Just killed the possibilities of T-90MS.

   That depends on the price of both vehicles.

 

15 hours ago, heretic88 said:

Its a joke... even the domestic variant is very, very far from being complete, and they offer it for export...  

   Domestic variant is about a year away from mass production, at least according to MoD. Trials are usually a year long process, so domestic variant should be finalised.