Another Russian regiment apparently has reequipped with older T-72 tanks. It’s further evidence that, despite a heroic effort on the part of Kremlin planners to expand production of more modern tank ...

Summary and Key Points: Russia’s T-72 tank, widely deployed in Ukraine, faces a critical design flaw that leaves it vulnerable to modern anti-tank systems. Built in the 1960s, the T-72’s automated ...

The American M1 Abrams main battle tank was designed in the late 1970s to combat possible threats coming out of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. As world events would have it, the Soviet Union ...

In terms of ground-vehicle warfare, the Soviet-developed T-72 tank is one of the most recognized as it's seen extensive combat over the years. Devised during the Cold War, this tank featured a new ...

What You Need to Know: The Soviet-era T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) continues to prove its worth in the Ukraine War, showcasing its resilience and adaptability in ways that newer tanks, like the T-14 ...

The armament of the T-72 MBT, pictured above taking part in an Indian Army exercise in November 2022, includes a 125 mm smoothbore 2A46 main gun, a 7.62 mm co-axial machine gun mounted to the right of ...

Russia’s tank shortage is worse than some observers previously thought. The Kremlin’s stocks of its most numerous tank, the Cold War-vintage T-72, are running out fast. The worsening T-72 shortfall ...

Videos circulating on social media show a Ukrainian tank back over and crush a friendly combat vehicle. In clips of the aftermath, the T-72 tank is positioned at a steep angle on top of the ...