The T-14 Armata comes with a high velocity 125mm cannon that also fires laser-guided missiles up to 7.4 miles away, Task and Purpose said. The US' M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams’ main gun only has a range of about 2.4 miles.

The T-14 also has a remote-controlled turret system that allows crew members to sit in more protected areas of the tank, Tack said. It's even one step away from becoming a completely unmanned tank, able to be operated by crews at a distance. It's more advanced, in that way, than any western tank. Russia hopes to make the Armata part of a larger line of military vehicles that have interchangeable hulls and parts that make maintenance and logistics much simpler. However, Tack said that, because of its high cost, Russia might never even mass produce it.

Sergey Denisentsev and Cyrus Newlin from the Center for Strategic and International Studies helped identify some of tanks from the Russian Defense Ministry website.