Interesting shot tank T-72B3 with installed active protection system (KAZ) T09-06 (“Arena-M”) He appeared on the Web. It is assumed, that photo was taken during ground tests of the Russian KAZ.
In the photo is clearly visible from the outside of the tower installed special compartments of the tank and the antenna unit KAZ “Arena-M”.
Where and when the picture explanations made no. It is assumed, that XBT T-72B3 complex with established protection is involved in the protection system rangetests.
Earlier, a similar complex was shown on demonstrator sample of the upgraded T-72B3 during the exhibition in Nizhny Tagil 2013 and 2015 years.
In January 2017 , the general designer of the corporation “Machine-Building Design Bureau” (KBM, Kolomna) Valery Kashin said, The new active protection system (KAZ) “Arena-M” It will be installed on tanks T-72 and T-90, and that he is being tested under the personal supervision of the Commander of the Land Forces, Colonel-General Oleg Salyukova. AT 2018 It was reported, that Uralvagonzavod has purchased items KAZ “Arena-M” to be installed on the T-72B3 in the framework of development work “Perfection-A”.
stated, that KAZ “Arena-M” It is mounted on a military vehicle system, which includes multifunctional radar with high noise immunity, detect targets. The shells are affected by protective ammunition narrowly focused action, located on the perimeter of the tower tank in special installation shafts.
The system is installed in a compartment on the outside, bulletproof turret and runs automatically, providing a two-fold protection in each attack direction. The system carries out radar tracking and defeat flying targets. The principle of operation of the complex is to defeat TCP heavy fragments directed at undermining the flow of the projectile to fire back at the approach to the tank at a range of 20 up to 50m. The system provides protection sectors in azimuth to 360 sector and elevation of minus 6 to 20 degrees.
