The Price of Shock Therapy: How the 1992 Reforms Hit Russia's Defense Industry On September 30, 1992, the first one was taken out for test runs in Nizhny Tagil. танк The "Object 188" pilot series, the future T-90. Five days later, the vehicle was accepted into service. For the designers, this was the culmination of many years of work. Meanwhile, at the plant, they were counting how orders were dwindling: in 1992, military equipment production at Uralvagonzavod, according to stories enterprises, was about a quarter of the 1986 level. By 1994, the figure had dropped to 2,15 percent. The vehicle was developed, but there was no stable order for production. By 1991, Uralvagonzavod warehouses were still stockpiling manufactured but unsold tanks. The company survived the crisis, but the history of its milit... Read more>>>