Russia’s NEW Anti-Drone Tanks Just Entered Combat (History Legends)

Analysis of the first visually confirmed combat deployment of Russian modernized T-72B3A tanks equipped with upgraded anti-drone Arena-M APS.



Armoured vehicles need multi layered anti drone systems to be effective. They need a small turret with a short barrelled 30-57mm gun that can knock down drones at medium range in addition to the system described here. The APS described here requires more explosive charges, possibly with stacked rounds, so that rather than 12 rounds they should have at least 100. Another thing to consider is thicker overall armour protection.  

The other thing the Russians should be doing is building massive drone armies, including FPV drones that have longer ranges, to completely saturate the battlefield. Every battle field area should be overrun by thousands of drones, not a few hundred, or a few dozen. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 29, 2026.]