The upgrade will primarily consist of a software update, according to analysts. The Kalina’s automatic target tracker and fire control computer are capable of automatically tracking and continuously locking the MBTs main gun on a target based on input from various sensors until the gunner decides to engage the target. The overhaul will have all T-72B3s and T-90SMs currently in service with the Russian Ground Forces upgraded with the latest Kalina system.
However, only the T-14 has so far been fitted with the latest version of Russia’s most advanced fire control system. The latest variants of the T-72 and T-90, as well as the T-14, are all equipped with the Kalina computerized fire control systems. Despite the addition of the T-90 (and around 450 T-80s), the T-72B3, next to other variants of the tank, remains the backbone of Russia’s tank force. Russia’s operates around 300 T-72B3s, an upgraded variant of the original Soviet-era T-72 MBT, out of a total T-72 force of roughly 1,900, and around 350 advanced T-90A, and T-90SM, (other designations T-90AM or T-90MS), the latest and most modern version of the T-90, specifically designed for export. The Russian Ministry of Defense intends to field the first upgraded T-72s and T-90s in two to three years, the Izvestia daily newspaper revealed. The T-14 is Russia’s most advanced armored fighting vehicle, based on the “Armata” universal chassis system The Russian Ground Forces are reportedly slated to upgrade an unknown number of T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks (MBT) with a new automatic target tracker and fire control computer also found on the third-generation T-14 MBT, according to local media reports in December.
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