Russia’s T-90 main battle tank, initially a modernized T-72 (T-72BU) developed after the Soviet collapse, aimed to combine ...

Building off the success of the T-72B tank, the Russian T-90 MBT improved the design by adding cutting-edge military technology. The T-90 began its service in 1993 and has participated in several ...

As the ballyhooed T-14 remains the tank equivalent of vaporware—an ambitious product that’s more hype than reality—the 1990s-vintage T-90 still is Russia’s best tank. But there are a lot ...

T-90 War Record The Russian T-90 tank has participated in some of the severest conflicts in the modern age. From Chechnya to Syria’s Civil War, these tanks have seen combat. Yet, claims of their ...

The T-90 is powered by one of several variants of diesel engines. This marks a departure from the T-80, which used a gas turbine engine similar to those found in the U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams .

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

That's where the T-90 comes into play, as it remains Russia's MBT operating in Ukraine, and it's also utterly failed to live up to expectations. The T-90 entered active service in 1992 and has ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.