T-72主战坦克于1972年开始生产,1977年公开亮相,但苏联政府早在1975年就研制出了T-72坦克的出口型。第一批获得特许生产T-72坦克的国家有波兰、罗马尼亚、捷克斯洛伐克和南斯拉夫。后来,印度也获准特许生产。刚开始,这些国家完全按照苏联提供的生产图纸组织生产。而后,随着各国制造坦克经验的积累和科技人员素质的提高,就着手对特许生产的车辆在结构上做一些改进。近年来,尽管T-72坦克的褒贬不一,但是T-72坦克的改进却是出现了一片繁忙景象,不断有改进型问世,并推向国际武器市场上。由此也可以看出,T-72坦克仍具有重要影响和改进潜能。 T-72 main battle tanks began production in 1972, debuted in 1977, but the Soviet government as early as 1975, developed a T-72 export-oriented tanks. The first countries to have licensed T-72 tanks were Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Later, India was also allowed to license production. At the beginning, these countries organized their production entirely in accordance with the production drawings provided by the Soviet Union. Then, with the accumulation of tank manufacturing experience in various countries and the improvement of the quality of scientific and technical personnel, some structural improvements were made to the concessioned vehicles. In recent years, despite the mixed reviews of the T-72 tanks, the improvement of the T-72 tank tank appeared in a busy scene with continuous improvement and its introduction into the international arms market. It can also be seen from this, T-72 tanks still have a significant impact and improvement potential.