Russia remains reliant on legacy armour amid delays to next-generation systems
Five years after the spectacular public debut of new-generation platforms such as Armata, Kurganets, Bumerang and Koalitsiya-SV at the lavish annual Victory Day parade in Moscow, the Russian Ground Forces are still taking delivery of upgraded versions of Cold War-era armoured vehicles.
The near-term prospects for induction into service of the new platforms are still vague, despite optimistic declarations in recent months.
Immediately before Victory Day on 9 May this year (a scaled-back affair because of concerns over COVID-19), the Russian MoD released information on its procurement plans for new and upgraded armour and long-range artillery systems to
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