Russian tanks are shaping global trends in heavy armored vehicle design, according to state corporation Rostec. Representatives of the company noted that many solutions first implemented on Russian machines were later adopted abroad.

Examples include the introduction of autoloaders and compact layouts on France’s Leclerc tanks, reactive armor upgrades for U. S. Abrams, and Israeli developments in active protection systems. The Pentagon is now working on counter-drone technologies that, Rostec pointed out, had already been tested on Russian vehicles in the zone of the special military operation. Chinese manufacturers, they added, also borrow recognizable design elements from Russian models.

A Rostec spokesperson stressed that the true advantage lies not in isolated technologies but in the combination of performance characteristics, industrial quality, adaptability, and ergonomics, rooted in long-standing traditions of Russian engineering — something that cannot be replicated.

Currently, Rostec produces several modern main battle tanks: the T-90M «Proryv," the upgraded T-72B3M, and the gas-turbine T-80BVM. All are actively deployed in the special military operation. The corporation highlights their firepower, mobility, and battlefield resilience, along with advanced targeting systems and onboard electronics. Another crucial factor, Rostec emphasized, is maintainability, which allows damaged vehicles to be repaired and returned to service multiple times.