[robowombat]

Not new but interesting in light of current US defense retrenchment. The year 2015 seems to be the target date for many new system deployments around the world.

[JoeProBono]

[Gen.Blather]

Too tall and too heavy. The most vulnerable part is now the logistics train that must follow it. The tankers can be taken out by RPV’s and by 2015 even insurgents will have RPV’s.

[tet68]

I'm liking the silenced sniper rifle debuted at ISDF!!!

7.62x51 Full length barrel silencer. whoa!

[Newbomb Turk]

Speaking as a lifetime armor guy I hope they put zillions of dollars in these targets of opportunity. For one it is a drain of their economy and two they make pretty sparks when they blow up.

[SeeSharp]

It should be remembered that the Russians are building their fighting forces not only against NATO, but more importantly, to protect their long southern borders with radical Islamic countries that may be gathering military power...

Who? The 'Stans? The five countries which used to be Soviet Central Asia wouldn't challenge Russia on a dare. They're all still trying to figure out what they did wrong to wind up independent.

[Caipirabob]

Meanwhile, the obama adminstration has plans to field the KY-69, a new concept battle platform that includes a waterbed, sauna and combat deployable glittering disco-ball. Why fight the "enemy" when you can disarm with charm???

[freeandfreezing]

Armor's greatest challenge is its large thermal and optical signature. Very high altitude imaging systems, or low altitude imaging RPVs can or will be able to locate and track armor with almost perfect accuracy.

Once you know where all the enemy tanks are located, they can simply be avoided, or used as a map of the enemy troops, or targeted by every available weapons system. With precision munitions, sitting in a tank whose position is known means that your lifetime is the period of time until the opponent decides to destroy your tank.

All that armor doesn't do much good against a direct hit from artillery, a 500 lb bomb, or a Hellfire missile. Or even another tank or a helicopter whose fire control system has your coordinates in its target list.

[familyop]

Drone targets. See information about the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) to know more about Russia’s Muslim ally nations. It was founded by leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan are observer states.

[nascarnation]

Would be interested in what their powertrain looks like.