Future armored vehicles will have enhanced lethality, survivability, situation awareness, mobility and signature management

The effectiveness of anti-tank weapons used by Ukraine against Russian tanks revives old questions as well as generates new ones about armoured fighting vehicles and their future. Oryx, an open-source site tracking military-equipment losses around the world, has reported that Moscow has lost 5,020 military vehicles since the beginning of its invasion. According to the latest figures, 3,202 of those vehicles were destroyed, 103 damaged, 323 abandoned and 1,392 captured by Ukranian troops. Among the Russian losses listed by Oryx, there are 916 tanks, 556 of which are estimated to have been destroyed.

 

IDST Pro Access Required

This analysis is part of IDST premium intelligence.

Subscribe to Continue Reading