T-90

Also known as T90, T 90

The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed from, and designed to replace the T-72. It uses a 125mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight. Standard protective measures include a blend of steel and composite armour, smoke grenade dischargers, Kontakt-5 explosive reactive armour (ERA) and the Shtora infrared anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) jamming system.

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The T-90 is a Russian main battle tank designed to replace the older T-72, equipped with advanced features like a 125mm gun, improved fire-control systems, thermal sights, and multiple defensive technologies including composite armor and missile-jamming systems. It matters as a significant upgrade in Russia's armored warfare capability, representing the country's third-generation tank technology.

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Key facts

Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.name: T-90
Weapon.image: T-90M.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: A Russian army T-90M main battle tank
Weapon.type: Main battle tank
Weapon.origin: Russia
Weapon.used_by: See Operators
Weapon.wars: War in Dagestan Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion
Weapon.designer: Kartsev-Venediktov
Weapon.manufacturer: Uralvagonzavod, Heavy Vehicles Factory
Weapon.number: ≈4,000 (2023, see Operators)1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries
Weapon.production_date: 1992–present
Weapon.unit_cost: USD 2.5 million in 1999, USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source)T-90SM: USD 4.5 million in 2016
Weapon.crew: 3
Weapon.length: (hull)
Weapon.weight: (T-90) (T-90A) (T-90SM)
Weapon.armour: Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS: 550mm + 250–280mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830mm HEAT: 650–850mm + 500–700mm with Kontakt-5 = 1,150–1,550mm

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 46.5
Image: 2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade (28).jpg
Height: 2.22
Width: 3.78
Length: 9.53

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Commons category: T-90 tanks
Commons gallery: T-90
service entry: 1991-01-01
total produced: 1667

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Contents

Development
Production and service history
Combat use
Russian service
Russo-Ukrainian War
Syrian service
Azerbaijani service
Export
India
Orders and deliveries
Upgrades
Other
Design
Armament
Mobility
Protection
Estimated protection level comparison
Turret issues
Variants
Operators
Current
Former non-state operators
Future operators
Failed bids
Evaluation
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

The T-90 was designed and built by Uralvagonzavod, in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. It entered service with the Russian army in 1992. The tank allegedly first saw combat in the 1999 war in Dagestan, with Russian Ground Forces. Russia later used the tank from 2017 in its intervention in the Syrian civil war. Russian T-90s were deployed in the war in Donbas in 2014, as well as in the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Syrian Arab Army used the tank in the Syrian civil war in 2017, as did the Azerbaijani Land Forces in the 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.