The formidable armored vehicle was vital to the Soviet Union during ... Additional fuel could be carried (at some risk) along the rear sides of the tank's hull for extended range.

One obvious advantage of the Challenger over its Soviet-turned ... BBC concluded that the tank had been immobilized by some kind of land mine, causing the tank’s rear fuel tank to ignite and ...

American M1 Abrams tanks that Washington has decided to hand over to Kiev as military aid have weaknesses that allowed wiping them out with Soviet weapons ... in the rear part of the turret ...

Western analysts report that Russia has decommissioned weapons accumulated during the Soviet era, but up to 70% of old tanks have not been moved, and the rest have been refurbished and passed off as ...

The Defense Ministry of North Macedonia – a country of about 2.1 million people – last week said it would supply Soviet-era tanks to Ukraine. It did not mention planes, but some media reports ...

KYIV, March 14 (Reuters) - A major Ukrainian arms manufacturer announced on Tuesday it had started making 125-mm rounds for Soviet-era tanks, as Kyiv seeks to boost its armour capabilities for a ...

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Soviet Union’s decision to send tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin bragged about his country's advanced weapons on Monday. He said during a speech that they are "years, perhaps even decades" ahead of foreign rivals. But on the ...

The Pentagon is paying for the refurbishment of 45 Soviet-era T-72 tanks, and the Netherlands is matching the commitment for the cost of an additional 45. Sabrina Singh, the deputy press secretary ...