T-80
Sign in to saveThe T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) 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 turbine.
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The T-80 is a main battle tank originally designed by the Soviet Union that became the world's first production tank powered entirely by a gas turbine engine when it entered service in 1976. It combined design elements from two earlier Soviet tanks—the T-64 and T-72—and has continued to be manufactured in Russia since the Soviet Union's collapse.
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Key facts
- Weapon.name
- T-80
- Weapon.image
- T-80BVM.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- T-80BVM, the latest variant of the T-80.
- Weapon.type
- Main battle tank
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1976–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See Operators
- Weapon.wars
- August Coup 1993 Russian constitutional crisis First Chechen War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion
- Weapon.designer
- Nikolay Popov, LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)
Article
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Development
- Object 219
- Production history
- Ukrainian T-80UD
- Service history
- Soviet Union
- Russia
- First Chechen War
- After the First Chechen War
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Exports
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- Pakistan
- Cyprus
- United States
- Failed export attempts
- Description
- Mobility
- Armament
- Armour
- Models
- Operators
- Current
- Former
- Training role
- Evaluation-only
- Failed bids
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) 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 turbine.
The chief designer of the T-80 was Soviet engineer Nikolay Popov. The T-80U was last produced in 2001 in a factory in Omsk, Russia. In 2023, the CEO of Uralvagonzavod announced that production would restart.