Russia`s Ministry of Defense (MoD), JSC Omsktransmash (a subsidiary of the Uralvagonzavod corporation), and Transport Machine-Building Special Design Bureau (Russian acronym: Spetsmash, a subsidiary of Uralvagonzavod) are planning to bring back into service T-80BV main battle tanks (MBT) and to update the combat vehicles, according to the Izvestia newspaper.
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| Russian army T-80BV main battle tank (Photo copyright Vitaly Kuzmin) |