The Russian Army has unveiled it's powerful new tank, set to go on display at the annual World War II memorial parade in Moscow this week.
The T-14 Armata has previously only been seen with its turret covered, but these images, published by the Russian Defense Ministry, show the new tank in full.
The tank is said to surpass all Western versions because of its remotely controlled cannon and the protection it offers its crew.
The T-14 Armata, which is set to undergo trials next year, is the first new Russian tank since the T-90 was put in production in 1993.
The Moscow Victory Day Parade is held on May 9th, and will this year commemorate the 70th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945.
The new tank, unveiled on the Russian Defense Ministry's website along with several other new armored vehicles, is a result of Russia's ten-year armament program, during which President Vladimir Putin plans on spending 20 trillion rubles(£254billion) on new weapons.
It produced some highly visible results last year, with the military receiving the highest numbers of new planes, missiles and armor since the 1991 Soviet collapse.
Russian defense spending increased by one-third this year, and should reach £63.5billion by 2016.
'The task set by the president not to allow anyone to get a military advantage over Russia will be fulfilled no matter what,' Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with the top brass in February.
In 2014, the Russian armed forces obtained a record number of 38 nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles.
This year they are to get another 50, allowing the military to fulfill its ambitious goal of replacing Soviet-built nuclear missiles, which are approaching the end of their lifespan.
The Russian navy already has two submarines equipped with the Bulava, a new submarine-based intercontinental ballistic missile, and is to commission a third one next year. Five more are to follow.
The army's ground forces are receiving large batches of Iskander missiles, which which can be equipped with a nuclear or conventional warhead, could be used to target NATO's U.S.-led missile defense sites.
In a show of force, Iskanders were briefly deployed in December to the Kaliningrad exclave bordering NATO members Poland and Lithuania.
The Russian air force received more than 250 new planes and helicopters last year and is set to receive more than 200 this year — numbers unseen since Soviet times.
So far, 26 world leaders had accepted invitations to take part in Moscow Victory Day Parade, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the heads of many Western nations, including Germany and the U.S. have declined.
