Video shows a Russian T-72B3 tank from its Western Military District thundering through the mud with an overhead metal screen, widely termed “cope cage” by Ukrainian troops, with an added layer of ...

In the 1970s, the Soviet Union developed explosive reactive armor as a way of quickly adding protection to tanks and other heavier armored vehicles. ERA works by, well, exploding. When an incoming ...

The boxy explosive reactive armor (ERA) bricks around the sides of the hull, known as Bradley Reactive Armor Tiles (BRAT), are but one component of a fully equipped BUSK M2. The ERA, like its Russian ...

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The Type 99 tank is China’s most advanced armored vehicle, designed to rival the world’s best. Built by Norinco and intr ...

Czech company Excalibur is refurbishing and modernizing Soviet-era T-72 tanks for Ukraine, turning decades-old hardware into battlefield-ready armor. Originally sourced from former Warsaw Pact ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The Russian T-90M, considered the most advanced main battle tank in Russia’s arsenal, has struggled to make a significant impact in the Ukraine war. -Despite its ...

In late March, photos of tank-laden trains unearthed on Russian social media strongly suggested that Russia had finally begun reactivating some of its thousands of old T-54B tanks in deep storage for ...

Summary: Russia’s ground offensive in Ukraine has relied heavily on older T-72 tanks rather than the more advanced T-90M. -Despite the T-90M’s advanced features like Explosive Reactive Armor and ...

A T-62 belonging to the 154th Mechanized Brigade. Ukraine is forming and equipping new mechanized and armored brigades as part of a wider plan to recruit and draft fresh troops—potentially hundreds of ...