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Main battle tank
T-90 is a main battle tank originating in Russia. The cited manufacturer or builder is Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory.
RussiaTechnical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.63 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.63 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Main battle tank
Russia
From 1992 (T-90) From 2004 (T-90A) From 2019 (T-90M)
See Operators
War in Dagestan Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion
Kartsev-Venediktov
Uralvagonzavod , Heavy Vehicles Factory
USD 2.5 million in 1999, USD 2.77–4.25 million in 2011 (varies by source) T-90SM: USD 4.5 million in 2016
1992–present
≈4,000 (2023, see Operators ) 1,400 units of T-90S/SM built in India under license >1000 delivered to other countries
See Variants
46 tonnes (45 long tons ; 51 short tons ) (T-90) 46.5 tonnes (45.8 long tons ; 51.3 short tons ) (T-90A) 48 tonnes (47 long tons ; 53 short tons ) (T-90SM)
9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) (hull)
3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)
2.22 m (7 ft 3 in)
3
Steel-composite-reactive blend APFSDS : 550 mm + 250–280 mm with Kontakt-5 = 800–830 mm HEAT : 650–850 mm + 500–700 mm with Kontakt-5 = 1,150–1,550 mm
2A46M 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90) 2A46M-2 125 mm smoothbore gun with 42 rounds (T-90A) 2A46M-5 125 mm smoothbore gun with 43 rounds (T-90M)
12.7mm Kord Heavy machine gun , 7.62mm PKMT
V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel (T-90) V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel (T-90A) V-92S2F 840 hp (617 kW) for V-84MS 12-cyl. diesel engine 1000 hp (736 kW) for V-92S2 12-cyl. diesel engine (T-90A and T-90S) 1130 hp (831 kW) for V-92S2F (T-90M and T-90MS)
18.2 hp/tonne (13.3 kW/tonne) (T-90) 21.5hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne) (T-90A)
Torsion bar
550 km (340 mi) (without fuel drums)
60 km/h (37 mph) (T-90A and T-90MS)
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
India
Iraq
Russia
Syria
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
T-90 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AlgeriaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Tanks[edit]". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
ArmeniaArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-90A. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
AzerbaijanArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-90S. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IndiaIndian Army T-90 MkIII and T-90S combined holdings; source marks T-90S estimated.
IraqArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-90S. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
RussiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-90M. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Syria
TurkmenistanArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-90S. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UgandaUgandan People’s Defence Force exact named equipment holdings: T-90S. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Ukraine
VietnamArmy exact named equipment holdings: T-90S. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for T-90. Service scope: Azerbaijani Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 93. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. Cited source 2023-02-15. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for T-90S. Service scope: current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 73. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for T-90S. Service scope: Turkmen Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 4. Origin: Soviet Union Russian Federation. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for T-90 · T-90S. Service scope: Vietnam People's Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 64. Origin: Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.