Russia is expected to unveil its new main battle tank (MBT), the T-95, for the first time at an arms show in the Urals region during the Russian summer, which begins in May according to Ria Novosti.
Russian machine-building company Uralvagonzavod began development of the new tank, named “Item 195”, in the early 1990s.
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Uralvagonzavod plant general director Oleg Siyenko said work on the project had been conducted over many years, according to rianovosti.
“If the government gives us a ‘green light’ we will exhibit the tank at the [Russian Expo Arms 2010] arms show in Nizhny Tagil this summer,” he said.
The 55t T-95 MBT is expected to be equipped with a 152mm smoothbore gun capable of firing guided missiles with a range of 6,000m-7,000m and will have a speed increase from 30km/h-50km/h to 50km/h-65km/h.
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