Newsweek:
One of the latest additions to the Russian army was set to receive an advanced upgrade that would allow it to fire controlled air burst munitions designed to inflict maximum damage on targets.
The BMPT tank support combat vehicle, semi-officially nicknamed “the Terminator,” has been in the works since the 1980s and has gone through a number of modifications, much like the popular science fiction film franchise of the same name.
In April, Russia announced that the latest installment was officially accepted into Russia’s ground forces and the Techmash Scientific and Production Association told state media Thursday that another update was in store. “In the interests of the Russian Army, work is now nearing completion for tank support combat vehicles to create a system with 30mm controlled burst shells,” Techmash told the Tass Russian News Agency.
