T-90M2 to be produced. What happened to the Armata?

via FrontIntelligence Insight

In the spring and summer of 2025, as part of our own operation, our team obtained exclusive documents that provide new insight into Russia’s tank-production plans and confirm the existence of a little-known variant of the latest Russian tank. The records indicate that by 2028, output of the T-90M and its new variant, the T-90M2, is expected to increase nearly 80% compared with 2024 levels.

The T-90M2, also known as “Ryvok-1”, is scheduled to begin modestly, with just 10 units planned for 2026. However, Russia’s long-term production plan points to far more ambitious goals: between 2026 and 2036, Moscow intends to build at least 1783 T-90M and T-90M2 tanks, with 1118 of them slated for completion in the three-year period from 2027 to 2029.

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Ok.  The Russians are in the middle of a hot war and have to get proven material to the guys in the frontlines.  Better to build what works with certain bits of modernization than start a brand new supply line.

I get it.

Still makes me wonder.  Whats the deal with the Armata MBT?

The Russians might not be considered part of the "West" but their arms procurement programs fit it well.

When it first appeared they had a world winning design and only had to make it work.  They took their time, let it simmer and didn't do the necessary work to get it into production in a timely manner.

Now?

Now the US Army is about to entire an entirely new beast with the M1E3 next year and the Chinese are producing armored vehicles like M&Ms.

If the war is affecting their future designs like this (along with their economy) then they need to seek an end with quickness.

Oh and has anyone noticed that their aviation programs have stagnated?  Their naval programs damn near non-existent, and their elite units have been ravaged and aren't as capable as they once were?

If I was leading Russia I'd freeze the lines, seek a ceasefire and work toward getting my military side of the house back in order.

The focus on long range fires is unbalancing their house.