Well, the title is partially right. The math is ugly. I’ll bet the author also thinks that slowing the growth rate of government equals making it smaller. By the presented math the Russians have had a net loss of approx 12000 AFV,, not an increase. Sure they pulled 13000 out of storage. Those vehicles already existed; they don’t represent a net increase. Also ,massive glossing over of the operational worth of these vehicles, many of which are early model T-62s and BMPs. They’ve started pulling some T-55s if what you hear is to be believed.
I’m not dismissing the West’s inexplicable decision the not increase production of AFVs in the face of Russian and Chinese aggression. Maybe it’s a shift in doctrine, what with the rise of drones and all. It’s all above my pay grade. I’d be more interested in knowing those comparable numbers in the drone arena, than having an article with dubious math flopped in front of me which is closer to a propaganda piece than actual journalism .
People aren’t keeping up, we have links to old articles on this thread, one that is almost 2 years old.
https://www.google.com/search?q=NATO+is+currently+producing+new+tank&ie=UTF-8