“We’re going to push through our front lines…(with) speed, surprise, and overwhelming firepower.” — Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, The Great Raid film, 2005. The First Chechen War of December 1994 to August ...

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev spoke during a presentation of the BMPT-72 tank, dubbed the Terminator 2, during the "Russia Arms Expo 2013" 9th international exhibition of arms, military ...

The BMPT-72 was designed to solve one of modern armored warfare’s biggest problems by protecting tanks from the close-range threats that standard battle tanks struggle to eliminate. Armed with ...

Russia’s UralVagonZavod (UVZ) is offering the conversion of older T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs) into BMPT-72 ‘Terminator’-style fire support vehicles. According to UVZ, this offering is primarily ...

Key point: Beijing is known for copying foreign weapons and reverse-engineering them. It appears that China’s “new” QN-506 armored vehicle shows Beijing is still at it. Take the weapons on Russia’s ...

The BMPT-72 fighting vehicle is undergoing tests in Syria. It will most likely go into mass production and join the Russian Armed Forces in the near future. On June 27, Syrian President Bashar ...

After being thoroughly worked over by Chechen separatists at the Battle of Grozny in 1995, Russia set about reinventing its armored divisions. The existing BMP-2 vehicles were scrapped in favor of the ...

Built on the chassis of a T-72 main battle tank, the BMPT Terminator is an armored support vehicle for mechanized infantry and tanks. The combat vehicle is equipped with two automatic 2A42 30mm chain ...

A 90th Guards Tank Division BMPT providing fire support to T-72 tanks during a March 2021 exercise in Russia's Central Military District. (Russian MoD) Russia's RIA Novosti news agency on 18 May ...

The Russian T-14 main battle tank is the most prominent member of the Armata family, the vehicle series incorporates a host of new fighting machines. A tank support fighting vehicle based on the ...