Russian Defense Ministry prepares modernized T-80BVM tank for trials — official

T-80BVM -  RussianDefence.com

Military & Defense September 08, 4:44 UTC+3

The ministry had to speed up the design of new armored fighting vehicles and modernization of old ones in line with combat experience obtained in Syria

 MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. The Russian Defense Ministry is preparing for trials its modernized T-80BVM tank, Chief of the Main Armored Directorate of the Russian Defence Ministry Lt. Gen. Alexander Shevchenko said.

According to the official, the directorate had to speed up the design of new armored fighting vehicles and modernization of old ones in line with combat experience obtained in Syria.

"The modernized T-90M tank has entered state trials," he said. "Preparations for testing the modernized T-80BVM tank are under way."

Shevchenko added that the modernized T-72BZ tank is due to enter service this year.

Original post: tass.com

T-80BVM

T-80BVM is a variant of modernization of T-80U MBT.

For the first time, the tank was demonstrated on September 9, 2017 near Luga (Leningrad region) on the territory of the 33rd Combined-Arms Test Site during official events in honor of the Tankman Day.

A long-term contract for modernization was signed in time of the exhibition-forum ARMY 2017. The work was performed by Omsktransmash.

The updated tank will have a modern fire control system Sosna-U with a thermal imager, a laser range finder and a target tracking automaton, a new ERA and an upgraded gas turbine engine.

Source: army-guide.com