Rostec CEO Sergei Chemezov says that Russia's much vaunted T-14 Armata tank won't be used in Ukraine because it's "too expensive"
— Francis Scarr (@francis_scarr) March 4, 2024
So it was designed and built solely for Victory Day parades on Red Square? https://t.co/nNbbRpT7gH pic.twitter.com/TwCUZWcLjv
Betting the real reason is cause it's a piece of shit and they don't want to be embarrassed.
I don't know where these accounts get this myth that the defense sector isn't wasteful. Chemezon just announced that half of Rostekh's long term projects are useless and he didn't get fired.
— Stanimir Dobrev (@delfoo) March 4, 2024
Not only is Chemezov not being punished, Rostekh will likely be transferred the recently forcefully nationalized Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant...https://t.co/0aTSeCAFyF
— Stanimir Dobrev (@delfoo) March 4, 2024
The ongoing beef that many Russian volunteer groups have with the "Sudoplatov" effort that manufactures VT-40 FPV drone is becoming more public - many complain about Sudoplatov effort's monopoly on a relationship with the MOD, but with this drone showing mediocre results. https://t.co/xx6SAQrX4k
— Samuel Bendett (@sambendett) March 4, 2024
