The Russian main battle tank T-80 will receive a new gas turbine engine, according to Deputy Head of the Main Armored Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Sergei Shaleny.
According to him, the new power plant will avoid reducing mobility, which could occur due to an increase in weight against the background of the modernization of the vehicle.
Soon, an engine that has no analogues in the world, will be installed on our tanks.
The T-80 is the only Russian tank with a gas turbine engine. The vehicle was adopted in 1976. In the West, the tank is nicknamed the "flying" tank for its famous acceleration to 80 km/h.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces will receive a new version of the Su-57 fighter in 2025.
Read more materials:
The most advanced tank in the world: the advantages of the latest T-90M "Proryv" are revealed
An unexpected alteration protected the T-72B3 tank from kamikaze drones
Now on home
The rare long-range aircraft has been idle since 2021
The unit can be expanded without modification, even the gas composition changes
Military journalist Kirill Fedorov: UVZ produces up to 230 combat vehicles of this series per year
A series of three vessels is being built at the facilities of Stroyliderplus
The works were performed by the multi-bucket dredger Kuban-2
Yamal gas accounted for 97% of supplies to the EU amid formal preparations for a full embargo
Experiment on the KI-1 facility reproduced jets of black holes and the Earth's magnetosphere
The launch is scheduled for no earlier than July 2026
The agency has counted over three thousand registered programs for orbit
The founder of Telegram called the competitor's encryption a lie - and referred to a real lawsuit