T-80

The T-80 is a third-generation main battle tank (MBT) designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion. The T-80 and further-developed T-84 continue to be produced in Ukraine. The T-80 and its variants are in service in Belarus, Cyprus, the Soviet Union, Ukraine and Yemen. The chief designer of the T-80 was the Russian engineer Nikolay Popov.

Users

• Belarus
  • Belarus Ground Force x 164
• Cyprus
  • Cypriot National Guard x 84
• Manchuria
  • Manchurian Army x 200
• Soviet Union
  • Soviet Army x 5,100
• Ukraine
  • Ukrainian Ground Forces x 910
• Yemen
  • Yemen Army x 98

See Also

• EE-T1 Osório
• FV4030 Challenger 1
  • TR-120
• K1/87 Tank
• Leopard 2
• M-1/80 Tank
• Merkava Mk.III
• Type 90 MBT