What You Need to Know: Russia's invasion of Ukraine has resulted in significant tank losses, prompting the Russian army to deploy older models like the T-80 to supplement its forces. -Introduced ...

T-80 Tank Is Going Nowhere Fast . Despite the promise held by the T-80, however, the tank's gas turbine engine was not an excellent choice for deep, sustained operations, ...

The T-80 isn’t necessarily a bad tank. Hundreds of the 45-ton, three-person tanks with their 125-millimeter smoothbore guns have seen service in Ukraine on both sides of the current war.

The T-80, which was the last tank developed in the Soviet Union, was actually a derivative of the T-64, while also incorporating a number of features from the T-72.

The T-80 main battle tank (MBT) has its early roots in 1950s Soviet efforts to design a gas turbine engine-powered tank. It was not until the late 1960s that these efforts resulted in a viable ...

The T-80 tank is seen here during a show of modern and prospective weaponry at the Army 2017 International Military-Technical Forum, Moscow Region.

T-80 specs continue to be iterated on, too: 2017's T-80BVM includes a PNM Sosna-U sight. Like the T-72, it's a formidable weapon that has appeared in many guises. Not so different after all?

Russian T-80 U tanks during demonstrations outside Moscow, Russia August 23, 2018. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters 2019-07-02T16:06:31Z ...

All of the T-80’s wires and electronics are disassembled and soldered all over again. The machine’s electronic systems have been gathering dust in hangars for over 30 years since the collapse ...

Ukraine's military shared a video on Wednesday of a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle destroying a Russian T-80 tank on the battlefield in Ukraine.. The combat footage was shared by Ukraine's 47th ...