David Axe writes about ships, planes, tanks, drones and missiles. When the Russian army first began running low on modern tanks, just a few months into its wider war on Ukraine, it pulled out of ...
“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 ...
Russia’s new BMPT “Terminator” is a novel type of armored vehicle with multiple weapons and may represent the next stage in armor evolution. BMPTs have reportedly been performing well in Ukraine, ...
Deployment may be intended to develop and test field tactics for the BMPT alongside the T-90M and BMP-2M Russian manufacturer Uralvagonzavod reported on 1 December that BMPT tank support vehicles have ...
When one reads or hears the phrase “The Terminator,” chances are almost certain that he or she will think of the blockbuster sci-fi/action-adventure film series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, that ...
New images confirm Russia's military deployment of an unusual armored fighting vehicle to the Donbas in Ukraine. This is a Russian tank-support fighting vehicle (BMPT), photographed during drills in ...
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 ...
Virtually none of Russia’s armored platforms have performed well in Ukraine. That includes Russia’s infantry fighting vehicles. However, its BMPT “Terminator” has reportedly been somewhat more ...
The BMPT tank support vehicle has reportedly been used in battle for the first time as Russia deploys more advanced armour to Ukraine. Video footage released on social media on 15 May showed that four ...
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 ...
In what is becoming a regular feature of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a weapon billed by the Kremlin as unstoppable has been… stopped. The latest example is the BMPT Terminator, Moscow’s ...