The Russian Ministry of Defense received another batch of modernized T-80BVM tanks. This was reported by the press service of the concern “Uralvagonzavod”.
according to the report, T-80BVM tanks were produced in Omsk at a transport engineering plant (Omsktransmaş) and transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense as part of the state defense order. The whole batch went to the customer at the end of December. The number of new vehicles in the batch is not reported.
As part of the execution of the state defense order (GOZ) December 2020 of the year, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation received a batch of T-80BVM tanks, produced by the Omsk transport engineering plant. Before entering service with the Russian army, tanks have successfully passed a thorough check
– According to the press service of the.
Currently “Omsktransmaş” started fulfilling the state defense order 2021 of the year.
Tank T-80B and its modifications were produced at JSC “Omsktransmaş” from 1979 by 1991 year. The last modification was the T-80BV tank., adopted by the Soviet army in 1985 year. MBT T-80BVM – new version of the modernization of the tank, developed in Omsk.
The machine, which has undergone a deep modernization, is equipped with a 125-mm cannon, capable of firing guided missiles, multi-channel sight, modified gas turbine engine 1250 hp, weapon stabilizer and driver's observation device. The tank is protected from fire by a complex of modular dynamic protection and an anti-cumulative lattice screen.
In Soviet times, more than 10 thousand. T-80 tanks of various modifications.
