The Russian T-14 "Armata" tank will be sent to the troops this year.

Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov announced that the Russian T-14 "Armata" tank, which is currently one of the best heavy tanks in the world, will begin to enter the troops within the next few months. before the end of this year.

“The T-14 Armata tank will be adopted by the Ministry of Defense at the end of this - early next year,” said the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on Sunday. "We expect that upon completion of state tests, the Ministry of Defense will soon adopt it. Everything, of course, depends on state tests. It seems to me that this will happen before the end of this year, at the beginning of next year," he said in an interview with the TV channel. Star". According to the minister, there are many export applications for the tank ", - about it сообщает Russian news agency "TASS".

Which military units of the Russian army will be the first to receive these unique combat vehicles has not yet been specified, however, we can talk about the supply of several hundred of these tanks to the Russian troops, which, it is claimed, can withstand a direct hit from an ATGM or an enemy tank.

It should be noted that a few months ago, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov announced that the newest Russian heavy tank T-14 "Armata" was tested in Syria, where this combat vehicle could easily take part in real combat tests against jihadists, however, before of the current moment, no official confirmation on this score, including from the Russian Ministry of Defense, has been received.