Russia continues modernization of T-80BVM tank for war against Ukraine with specialized cage armor

The Russian Ministry of Defense has received a new batch of T-80BVM tanks from the Omsktransmash company, a wholly state-owned engineering company which produces the T-80 tanks for the Russian Armed Forces.

As reported by Defence 24, the modernized tanks have, among other things, received a changed additional armor of the “cage” type, which now covers the rear niche of the tower and part of the hull ceiling.

In addition, the tank’s protection has been reinforced by the installation of explosive modules on the reactive armor of the vehicle. This is to increase the resistance of the tank to impacts of FPV unmanned aircraft. The sides of the hull were also reinforced, where more modules of heavy explosive reactive armor were placed.

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