First revealed to the public in the 2015 Moscow Day parade, this 49 tonne battle tank is being produced on amass scale for the Russian army.
An order of around 2,300 is rumoured to have been made by defence chiefs at the Kremlin.
Fitted with a 125mm cannon and a machine gun as a secondary armament, this tank can travel at more than 50mph.
Most alarming for Western powers will be its high degree of automation.
In fact, in the coming year's Russia is said to be looking at making the vehicle fully autonomous and remote controlled, meaning it can be deployed on the battlefield with little or no risk to human life.
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