The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) [11] that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72 and changing the engine to a gas turbine. When it entered service in 1976, it was the first production tank to be powered solely by ...

Jul 15, 2024 · The T-80U is an improved version of the Russian-made T-80 MBT (Main Battle Tank) that entered into service with the Russian army in 1985. The production of the T-80U was stopped in 1992 but Ukraine continued to produce the tank.

Apr 13, 2014 · Russian T-80U/UM/UM1/UM2 Main Battle Tank. The development of the T-80 Main Battle Tank started in the Soviet era, with the tank entering service in 1976. The T-80 was the first production tank in the world to be equipped with a gas turbine engine.

The T-80 has some features of both the T-64 and T-72, and other features unique to itself. In general, the offensive capabilities of the T-80 are similar to the T-64A, but it is faster thanks to the GTD-1000T 1,000 hp (746 kW) multi-fuel gas turbine engine.

t-80 um (1990) The T-80U(M) of the 1990s introduced the TO1-PO2 Agava gunner's thermal imaging sight and 9M119M Refleks-M guided missile, and later an improved 2A46M-4 version of the 125 mm gun and 1G46M gunner's sight was used.

Mar 21, 2022 · The Russian military’s one-off T-80UM2 experimental main battle tank has been knocked out during recent fighting in Ukraine, marking one of the more unusual kills attributed to the country’s defenders, who continue to disrupt the Kremlin’s invasion plans.

Mar 22, 2022 · The Ukrainian military has destroyed Russia’s only T-80UM2 experimental main battle tank prototype during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Oryx Blog researchers revealed. Photo and video evidence showed the wreckage of the T-80UM2 tank allegedly neutralized on March 17 in northeastern Ukraine.

May 19, 2023 · The T-80UM-1 Bars (“Snow Leopard” in Russian) starts roughly where the T-80U left off. The T-80U was a highly advanced MBT for its time (the 1980s) that nonetheless had one major flaw – its cost, which would become ever more …

The T-80UM2 (Object 219AS-M) was a prototype of the T-80U series for possible future upgrades with Drozd hard-kill APS onboard; Omsktransmash built a prototype of T-80UM as their solution to upgrade the fleet of T-80U in Russia by late 1990s.

The T-80UM2 «Chyornyy Oryol» is a Russian prototype main battle tank competing with the T-95. The vehicle remained in the development phase for an unspecified time before being cancelled.