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2026-02-09 Science & Technology

New anti-FPV drone protection feature that Russia has begun installing on its tanks

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Posted by badanov 2026-02-09 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1798 views ] Top

1 Meanwhile ...
The U.S. Military's Abrams Tank Is Going Hybrid

Note the drone target zone behind the turret.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-09 08:59|| 2026-02-09 08:59|| Front Page Top

2 It can take dozens of drones to knock out a porcupine tank or turtle tank. ERA is a consumable and would presumably be used up even faster.

Also, Russia is basically out of tanks. There are still plenty in use and Russia makes a couple of hundred more each year, but they lose more than they can replace. The stockpiles are exhausted. The only Soviet tanks left in storage now are T-62's and older.

Posted by Megabyses 2026-02-09 12:15|| 2026-02-09 12:15|| Front Page Top

3 Megabyses, Russia has been claiming they are climbing a growth curve for tank production, to the point that they are producing more than they’re losing. It sounds like you disagree.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-09 17:40|| 2026-02-09 17:40|| Front Page Top

4 Last I read Russia had ~20,000 T-72A tanks in storage.

Posted by badanov 2026-02-09 17:57|| 2026-02-09 17:57|| Front Page Top

5 Check out Covert Cabal on Youtube. He's been counting tanks in storage using satellite imagery since the war began.

Russia's claimed production rates include refurbished tanks from storage, not just new production. So those numbers are dodgy. Watching thousands of tanks moved out of storage and nothing left behind tells a different story.

Posted by Megabyses 2026-02-09 21:23|| 2026-02-09 21:23|| Front Page Top

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