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Tank T-90
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Tanks · India · 1992
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TankT-90

Tank T-90
Tank T-90 Photo: User:Jno · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 1.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Firepower
85
Protection
75
Mobility
70
Technology
80
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
75
Operational Range
65
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
75
Strategic Impact
70
Origin India
CategoryTanks
EraPost-Cold War
In service1992
Operators10 countries
Data Quality86%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
75
Tanks MASS Rating
6/35
Post-Cold War
24/563
All-Time
Tanks · 10 axes scored
Firepower
85
Protection
75
Mobility
70
Technology
80
Reliability
70
Crew Survivability
75
Operational Range
65
Logistics
60
Historical Performance
75
Strategic Impact
70
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
Tank T-90
Category
Country
Production
1992–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · POST-COLD WAR
6
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
75
tanks category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
◈Firepower11MOD.11
▣Protection5MOD.5
◇Mobility9MOD.9
  • Engine Power1,000 hp
  • Power-to-Weight Ratio21.5 hp/t
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Transmission TypeManual
  • Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
  • Max Road Speed60 km/h
  • Max Off-Road Speed40 km/h
  • Operational Range (Road)500 km
  • Fording Depth1.5 m
◆Dimensions5MOD.5
  • Length (Hull)6.3 m
  • Length (Overall, Gun Forward)9.2 m
  • Width3.5 m
  • Height2.2 m
  • Ground Clearance0.45 m
⬢Amphibious & Special4MOD.4
▲Production & Service2MOD.2
  • Current Service StatusActive Service
  • Notable Variants Count3
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1992Production started
  2. 2001Entered service
  3. 2006Sale: Algeria (185 units) · $463 M
  4. 2017Sale: Saudi Arabia (150 units) · $450 M
34
years in service
9
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Inventory1country · 1,640units
1,640active
Tank T-90SALES7records
YearBuyerQuantityAmountPresent Value (2025)
2017Saudi Arabia150$450.0 M$591.0 M
2016Iraq73$182.5 M$244.8 M
2011Azerbaijan100$250.0 M$357.8 M
2011Uganda44$110.0 M$157.4 M
2010Turkmenistan10$25.0 M$36.9 M
2006Algeria185$462.5 M$738.6 M
2001India310$620.0 M$1.13 Mr
ⓘ "Present Value" is an estimated amount adjusted for inflation.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE23terms
Armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot: a type of kinetic energy penetrator ammunition.
Active Protection System. A defensive system that detects and intercepts anti-tank threats.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
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.
Computerised Advanced: a tank fire‑control system generation that uses digital computers to calculate ballistic solutions and integrate sensor data for enhanced targeting accuracy.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
A front-mounted armored plate on a tank, primarily used for clearing obstacles, creating cover, or breaching fortifications.
Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA): Modular armor system that detonates upon impact to disrupt incoming warheads, reducing penetration of shaped charges and kinetic energy projectiles.
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.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
A mine plough is a device attached to a tank to clear mines from its path.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
Reactive composite armor is a tank armor type that combines layers of composite material with embedded reactive elements that detonate on impact to disrupt incoming projectiles.
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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