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Russia’s newest T-90 Proryv tank to be showcased abroad for first time

The tank will be displayed at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi

DUBAI, February 4. /TASS/. Russia will demonstrate the export version of its T-90 Proryv tank for the first time abroad at the IDEX International Defense Exhibition in Abu Dhabi that is kicking off on February 17, the Al Arabiya television channel said.

It posted a photo of the T-90 Proryv tank in desert camouflage prior to its being loaded onto a transport plane. "An exclusive photo of Russia’s newest T-90M Proryv tank, which [Russian President Vladimir] Putin believes to be the most powerful in the world. It will be displayed at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi," the television channel said.

The T-90M main battle tank, the most advanced vehicle in the T-90 family, is designed to fight in any weather and terrain. It is armed with a 125mm 2A46M turret and can shoot antitank guided missiles. The tank carries 7.62mm PKTM machineguns and is equipped with modern fire controls which identify tanks at a distance of 5,000 meters. The tank has an upgraded two-plane arms stabilizer and automatic target tracking system with a hunter-shooter regime. The tank carries modular reactive armor and slat armor on the sides and in the back. Its maximum road speed is 60 km/h. It can overcome five-meter deep water obstacles with underwater driving equipment. It needs a crew of three men to operate it.

The IDEX 2025 International Defense Exhibition will be held in Abu Dhabi from February 17 through 21. The previous exhibition in 2023 was visited by more than 132,000 people from 65 countries. According to its organizers, contracts worth 23.34 billion dirhams ($6.35 billion) were signed on the sidelines of the exhibition. Russia exhibited more than 200 pieces of weaponry, combat vehicles, munitions, and gear.