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Ariete
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Ariete

Tanks · Italy · 1995
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Ariete

Ariete
Ariete Photo: Italian Army · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
75
Protection
70
Mobility
80
Technology
75
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
75
Operational Range
65
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
Origin Italy
ManufacturerIVECO S.p.a.
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service1995–2002
Operators1 countries
Quantity200
Data Quality82%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
69
Tanks MASS Rating
9/35
Post-Cold War
55/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
75
Protection
70
Mobility
80
Technology
75
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
75
Operational Range
65
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
50
Strategic Impact
40
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Ariete
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1995–2002
Quantity
200
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
9
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
69
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower10MOD.10
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility7MOD.7
  • Engine Power1,270 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio23.5 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeFully Automatic
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed65 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)600 km
◆Dimensions5MOD.5
  • Length (Hull)7.59 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.52 m
  • Width3.61 m
  • Height2.45 m
  • Ground Clearance0.44 m
▲Production & Service4MOD.4
  • Total Production Units200
  • Years in Production7 year
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1995Production started
  2. 2002Production ended
31
years in service
7
years in production
200
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 200units
200active
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE17terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
A Battle Management System (BMS) is a command‑and‑control software suite that gathers, processes, and shares battlefield data to provide situational awareness and coordinate the actions of military units.
Armour made from multiple materials, such as metals and ceramics, to increase effectiveness.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
Fire control systems using digital data buses to link components, enabling sensor fusion and integration with battlefield networks.
A fully automatic tank transmission shifts gears without driver intervention, using hydraulic or electronic controls to select appropriate gear ratios based on engine speed and vehicle load.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
Optical device that uses laser pulses to measure the distance to a target with high precision.
A main battle tank is a heavily armored vehicle with a large caliber gun, used for front-line combat.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A smoothbore gun is a firearm with an unrifled barrel, allowing projectiles to travel without spin; it is commonly used in modern tank main guns for firing fin‑stabilized ammunition.
Thermal sights are infrared imaging devices mounted on a tank's gunner station that detect heat emitted by objects, enabling target identification and aiming in low‑visibility conditions.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
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