Variants

* BREM-80U (BREM-80) - Armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) based on the T-80U, with a large superstructure on the forward half of the chassis, a large square-section 18-tonne crane on the left side of hull and 35-tonne winch (in contrast to earlier Soviet ARVs which had light jib cranes).[7]
* BTU-80 - Dozer vehicle based on T-80.[7]
* MTU-80 - Bridge layer based on T-80 chassis.[7]
* PTS-4 - Amphibious load carrier based on T-80.[7]
* Ladoga - Initially called Debut, this APC is designed for evacuation of Soviet government from Kremlin to airport under nuclear/chemical/biological attack. Ladoga uses tracks from the T-80U as well as suspension system and gas-turbine powerplant. The crew is 2 soldiers. It also has a four-seat cab equipped with a crew life-support facilities to protect the passengers against the radiological, chemical and bacteriological contamination of the environment.[7]
* BREM-84 - Ukrainian ARV, based on the T-80UD but powered by the 6TD-2 engine of the T-84.
* 2S19 "Msta-S" - Self-propelled 152mm artillery gun based on T-80 running gear and the T-72's diesel engine. There is also a NATO 155mm-barrelled version.

T-80BV



T-80BV

[edit] Operators

* Flag of Belarus Belarus - 92 T-80B[16][17]
* Flag of Cyprus Cyprus - 41 T-80U[6][7]
* Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - [6]
* Flag of Pakistan Pakistan - In August 1996 Pakistan decided to buy 320 T-80UD tanks from Ukraine for $580 million[18]. After first 15 vehicles were shipped to Pakistan in February 1997, Russia protested by stating that T-80UD is a 100% Russian construction and therefore Ukraine can't export it. Ukraine was able to ship 20 more T-80UD tanks until May 1997. The contract was completed by shipping 285 Ukrainian T-84 (Ob.478BE) tanks instead of T-80UD tanks.[19][6] Some sources state that tanks used by Pakistan may not be T-80UD but T-80U.[7]
* Flag of Russia Russia - 4,500 T-80U, T-80UM, T-80UD in active service and 1,456 T-80U, T-80UM, T-80UD in reserve (There are at least 460 T-80UD in service with 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division and 4th Guards Kantemirowsk Motor Rifle Division[6])[20][21]
* Flag of South Korea South Korea - South Korea "bought" 80 T-80U tanks in exchange for nullification of Russian debts to South Korea made during the existence of USSR.[22][6]
* Flag of Ukraine Ukraine - 271[23]