The upgraded T-72BM2 tank with improved tactical and technical characteristics (developed by the 140th repair plant, Borisov) was presented at the XII International Exhibition of Armaments and Military Equipment MILEX-2025 in Minsk. This was reported by the press service of the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus.
The T-72BM2 version features increased firepower. The tank received a 1A40-1 backup gunner's sight, a Sosna-U thermal imaging gunner's sight with a laser control channel and a laser rangefinder, an ITV-45 thermal imaging indicator, TNPO-160, TPNO-168V, TNP-165A day observation devices, TKN-N night observation devices, Puma DRIVER-4B
In addition, the combat vehicle is equipped with weather, wind, and tilt sensors. The tank has dynamic protection with an increased coverage area of the hull and turret. It is armed with a 125-mm 2A46M smoothbore gun, PKT and NSV machine guns.
Additional improvements to the T-72BM2:
- В-84МС diesel engine with a power of 840 hp
- Individual torsion bar suspension
- Diesel power unit (systems operate without starting the engine, which reduces the tank's visibility and saves resources)
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