In Russia, T-80BVM tanks have been modernized once again. According to the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", the Omsk Transport Machine-Building Plant has begun installing new armor reinforcement elements on armored vehicles.

Источник изображения: Photo: Nikolai Grishchenko/ RG

In particular, it concerns the installation of dynamic protection on the lower frontal part and enhanced protection of the turret roof. Dynamic protection is, in fact, a container with explosives: because of it, reactive projectiles hitting the tank cannot form a shaped charge that burns through the armor. This increases the protection of the crew.

As a reminder, last year dynamic protection began to be installed on the T-80BVM track shelves. Previously, the tanks also received sights with a thermal imager and a more advanced fire control system.