Drawing from technologies developed for the B-2 and B-3 tanks, the new tank features a similar armour layout to the B-2A tank, and utilizes a small compact 1,200hp diesel power plant driving an electric drive. The tank also utilizes a hybrid drive that allows the diesel plant to charge the high energy density batteries. These batteries are used only when the vehicle is driving to the battlefield and will likely switch to the diesel plant during battle. Equipped with a similar electronics package (including battle management computer and C4I equipment) to the B-2A and defence arrangement, including two millimeter radars to guide the active protection systems and gun-fired missile and rocket propelled projectiles, the tank is one of the lightest MBTs in the world, and the frontal arc is proo