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The Omsk Transport Engineering Plant (Omsktransmash), a part of the UVZ concern of the Russian state-owned Rostec corporation, has handed over to the Russian military a batch of T-80BVM tanks with new anti-drone armor.
“Omsktransmash, an affiliate of our concern UVZ, has sent a batch of modernized T-80BVM tanks to the army. The vehicles are equipped with special mesh screens and nets that protect the engine and transmission compartment and the aft part of the turret from shaped grenades, guided missiles and FPV drones,” Rostec said in a statement posted on its Telegram channel on August 8.
The T-80BVM is the latest version of the Soviet-made T-80 main battle tank. It is equipped with the Relikt explosive reactive armor, Irtysh fire control system, Sosna-U gunner’s sight, an improved 125mm gun 2A46M-4 with a new autoloader and an upgraded gas turbine engine.
Omsktransmash shared on Telegram video footage showing the newly-delivered T-80BVM with the additional anti-drone armor.
FPV suicide drones are one of the main threats facing Russian armored vehicles in the special military operation zone in Ukraine.
The Russian military has been upgrading its tanks and other types of armored vehicles with different types of cage armors since the start of the special military operation more than two years ago. However, the new mesh screens and nets developed by Omsktransmash appear to be much lighter in weight and easier to install.
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russia just keeps adapting to the ever changing battlefield.
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what don’t the kiev nazis have? factories! they only have the support of the puppets and the united states has no way to win this war clowns
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now that looks like it would help with drone shaped charges.
not so new, saw it months ago. workshops at the front line are creating even more radical screens covering a tank from every side except frontal projection. remember that monster with mine sweeper and jammer in krasnogorovka which is unable to rotate its tower, just +-15-20 degrees in x axis. hohols are installing dynamic defense (era) on naked “abrams” and fence screens on “leopards-2”.
the widespread use of drones in this war has revolutionized warfare. drones have shown what the overpriced, over-hyped nato scrap metal truly is. excellent innovation by the russian planners, engineers, workers responding to actual combat experience from the soldiers battling uncle shmuel and his whores. slava rossiye!
nigga nigga nigga! death to nazis
i would have never thougth that it would be russa that puts scrap on their tanks to make them better like the gla in command & conquer generals.
you obviously don’t think in principle!
ukies receive incompetent amerikunt tanks—
have these protections been tested first?
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politicians could be used as roof armor… the stupid “my team is better than your team” babble from politicians and co will cause all drones to crash. politicians on the roof bombard the drones with bullshit. that is the miracle weapon with which team a defeats team b and conquers the world.
bla bla russia jah……nafo nah……. bla bla pro russia and anti west. team red and not team blue bla bla.