Rearmament Program To Include T-90 Tank Upgrading, Says Minister
September 10 2015
The Kremlin says it will upgrade hundreds of T-90 tanks in service with the Russian army, reports Russia's Sputnik news agency.
Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters at the Russian arms expo, held in Nizhny Tagil: "We have got about [T-90] 400 tanks, which were ordered in the early 2000s. Some 12-15 years have passed since then. They need to be updated. Therefore, we are considering modernization of the tank park."
The Defense Ministry will begin considering the...
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