page_title: T-72 operators and variants
section_title: Georgia
hierarchical_section_title: T-72 operators and variants / Variants / Georgia
caption_attribution_description: English: Georgian soldiers, 44th Armored Battalion, drive a T-72 tank towards a fighting position during a combined training exercise, Vaziani, Republic of Georgia, Aug. 6, 2017. Noble Partner 17 supports Georgia in conducting home station training of its second NATO Response Force (NRF) contribution. Noble Partner will further enhance NRF and Operational Capabilities Concept interoperability and readiness in order to support regional stability. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kalie Jones)
context_page_description: The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971. It replaced the T-54/55 series as the workhorse of Soviet tank forces. In front-line Russian service, T-72s are being upgraded or augmented by the T-90. The T-72 has been exported and produced in many countries.
context_section_description: T-72 SIM-1 – Increased implementation of K-1 reactive and K-5 passive armor. New FALCON command and control system, GPS navigation system and Polish SKO-1T DRAWA-T fire control system with thermal imager and laser rangefinder (from PT-91 Twardy). It has also a friend-or-foe recognition system.
caption: A Georgian T-72Sim1, the most advanced configuration in the Georgian tank arsenal.
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