T-14 "Armata" and T-90M "Proryv" tanks used the "tank carousel" tactics at the Center-2026 exercises

MOSCOW, October 2 - RIA Novosti. The newest Russian tanks T-14 "Armata" and T-90M "Proryv" used tank carousel tactics to destroy enemy positions during the main stage of the strategic command and staff exercise "Center-2026", the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

“Armored groups consisting of the latest T-14 Armata and T-90M Proryv tanks, equipped with the Arena active protection complexes, inflicted fire on enemy positions from a designated line, using tank carousel tactics, during the main stage of the Tsentr-2026 command and control unit at the Chebarkulsky training ground,” the report says.

As the department noted, the Arena active protection system installed on tanks successfully allows them to repel attacks from FPV drones while approaching the combat vehicle. The complex's radar station detects targets and issues commands to launch ammunition, creating a cloud of damaging elements with a fragment radius of up to 200 meters.

Covering the tanks at the line was provided by the Spiridon tank support combat vehicle, which, with fire from automatic cannons, did not allow the enemy to fire back.

To cover armored groups from enemy air attacks, the latest anti-aircraft artillery system "Derivation-PVO" was used, which automatically searches, detects and destroys air targets.