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T-72 operators and variants

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Wikidata: T-72 operators and variants

Operators among the 24
4
Active, across the 24
2,910
On order, across the 24
0
In service since
1973

Catalogue entry

Designation
T-72
First flight or launch
–
In service
1973
Retired
–
Generation
–
Unit cost (US dollars)
not published in Wikidata
Manufacturers
Uralvagonzavod
Also seen as
Main battle tank
Wikidata classes
combat vehicle model
Identifiers
Q7224862 · factbase.org/sys/1A89Z20X96 · Wikipedia

Dates, makers and classes from Wikidata (CC0); specifications stop at what Wikipedia and the manufacturer publish.

Operators

Each of the 24 nations that holds the platform, with its active count (variants summed). A nation that holds it with no published count shows no bar.

NationActiveReserveOn orderVariants
India2,418VT-72B
Iran480
Ukraine12BREM-1, MTU-72, VT-72B
RussiaheldBREM-1 BREM-1M [ citation needed ], MTU-72 MTU-90

Transfers

Deliveries recorded by the SIPRI Arms Transfers Database, by year, to every recipient. Derived figures only; source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database.

1985: 151990: 31995: 351996: 782001: 422006: 662007: 62010: 222011: 5198519982011max 78
SIPRI-recorded deliveries of T-72 operators and variants by year

Recipients: India (155), Iraq (88), East Germany (18), Georgia (6), Venezuela (5).

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