Putin claims the T-90M "Breakthrough" is the best tank in the world. But a bug causes the turret to spin uncontrollably when the tank is hit, putting it out of action.

-In contrast, the older T-72 variants have proven more resilient and successful. The T-90M’s failure to outperform older models raises questions about Russia’s investment in these advanced tanks.

The cages don't always work, though, as video footage of some T-90M losses have shown. Sometimes the explosive first-person-view drones make it through.

The T-90M In Trouble In many ways, the T-90 is a combination of the T-72 and T-80, Russia’s other main battle tanks. The T-90 has the chassis of the T-72 and the turret of the T-80, with some ...

The turret of the T-90M Proryv-3 uses a gun borrowed from the T-14 Armata – the 2A82-1M. It has a remote-controlled large-caliber machine-gun firing 12.7 mm Kord-MT rounds. By harnessing modern ...

The T-90M, also known as the Proryv-3, has been hailed by Russian media as the "most advanced armored vehicle" of Russia's T-90 main battle tank variants, and an upgrade from the T-72.

T-90M: The T-90M is equipped with a 125mm 2A46M-4 smoothbore gun, capable of firing advanced munitions including APFSDS, HE, HE-FRAG, and the 9M119 Refleks anti-tank guided missiles, which have a ...

MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that T-90M ‘Proryv’ main battle tanks would roll across Moscow’s Red Square during the Victory Day parade on May 9.

MOSCOW, March 1. /TASS/. Russia’s Uralvagonzavod defense manufacturer (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) has delivered a batch of upgraded T-90M ‘Proryv’ (‘Breakthrough’) main ...