T-94 was one of the competitive Russian tanks developed under the new generation tank program. Today that program is possibly abandoned, as some Russian officials claim, in favour of the T-90 modernization. The T-94 was first seen in Ukraine in 1996. It appears the tank was in direct competition with two other tank projects known under different names, mostly Black Eagle and T-95. The T-94 was said to be effective but very expensive to produce.